Gilford Police Jail

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The Gilford Police Jail is located at 47 Cherry Valley Road in Gilford, NH and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Gilford Police Department.

This guide tells you information about anything one might want to know about the Gilford Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the information and tips you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have questions, just ask it, and any comments or tips that might be beneficial to others would be appreciated.

Gilford Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Gilford Police Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of individuals currently in custody, including status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get information on anyone who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You can locate their inmate information fast if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Gilford Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Gilford Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first step is that you have to answer a number of questions, like your legal name, your address, birthdate and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will get to use the telephone in order to talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, if not you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged can take from 10 minutes to all day. In other words the faster you post bail, the faster you will be released. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether you have a bond amount or if a judge needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a date of your release, expect to be discharged in the morning.

Gilford Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide each visitor’s name to the Gilford Police Jail before you can visit. This information will be entered in a log of visitors for the requesting inmate. Each visitor must provide identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Gilford Police Jail frequently change, so you should call the facility at 603-527-4737 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Gilford Police Jail you have to first be on this person’s visitation list.

Make sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at Gilford Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 is related to the inmate, they will have to be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If the visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not related to the inmate, this visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Gilford Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Gilford Police Jail is always searched and inspected for contraband that might threaten the security, safety or well-being of the facility, its staff, and inmates. Inmates can only receive metered, unstamped, plain white postcards no larger than 4″ x 6″ as mail. The writing on the postcard has to be in pencil or blue or black ink. If it has a stamp on it, it will get returned. If you write in green ink, then it will get returned. If you send any other kind of mail will be returned to the sender. If there is no return address on it, then the unauthorized mail will be stored in the inmate’s locker until the inmate gets release.

Do not include any of these things in the mail that you send to an inmate: any kind of threat to jail order, any description of the manufacture of weapons, bombs, incendiary devices, or tools for escape; do not encourage or advocate any kind of violence, hate speech, or racial or ethnic supremacy. Inmates are not allowed to write to other inmates.

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Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Gilford Police Jail. This includes sending money for to spend in the commissary, sending regular mail or photos, sending money for phone calls, and even postcards.

This page covers everthing you need to know about the Gilford Police Jail to help you follow these procedures and guidelines. If you have questions, or there is something that you were looking for, but did not find, please contact us using the contact link in the site menu.

Public Records

Warrant Inquiry

If you believe you have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants online or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Belknap County jail, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file that includes a court docket and any documents filed in your court case. You can access court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. You are able to go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for the following crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to people in jail is likely to change, so visit the Gilford Police Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Gilford Police Jail

You will have your own ‘bank account’ while in jail. This money is used to purchase items from the Commissary. Family and friends can deposit money into this account for you, and any money you earn while in prison will also be deposited into your account. Outside money can be paid in to your account via a money order, cash or check. If someone sends a check or money order, make sure that they write your inmate ID on it. The maximum amount you are allowed in your account is $290 per month.

Guidelines For Sending Money To An Inmate

Before you send any money you should find out what online money transfer companies the jail your inmate is incarcerated in uses. The exact method that the Gilford Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 603-527-4737 to get the current payment method.

You may be required to be on the inmate’s visitation list in order to send them money, and be aware that they may have a limit on how much you deposit at one time, like $200-300 at a time, or a limit on how much money may be in the inmate’s account at one time.

Some of the money transfer firms being used by various facilities include JPay, MoneyGram, AccessCorrections, OffenderConnect, Touchpayonline, JailATM, WU, smartdeposit, and tigercommissary.

If an inmate has fines or are required to pay restitution then they will be subject to garnishment of their commissary/trust account. If the inmate has a garnishment, then money to pay them will be taken from the inmate’s bank account. In some cases it may be a percentage or the entire amount of the obligation, but the actual percentage depends on the circumstances. We recommend that inmates talk to the counselor at their facility and try to find out. You can also try to make an arrangement so that only a percentage of your commissary funds are taken, instead of all your funds take at one time.

Commissary

The commissary is the Gilford Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products like soap, shampoo, and disposable razors for shaving. The commissary also sells other things like books and magazines, televisions and radios, playing cards, headphones, MP3 players, and electronic tablets. They also sell everything need to write home to family, friends, and loved ones: paper, envelopes, and stamps. If an inmate is indigent and cannot afford paper and stamps, the jail will provide these things to an inmate who has not had any money in their commissary account for at least 30 days.

Phone Calls & Phone Usage Policy

The only phone calls that Gilford Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are much pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Gilford Police Jail phone number is: 603-527-4737

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the phone calls that inmates make are shared with the facility, so there is no incentive for the jail or the counselors at the facility to show inmates or their family how to save money on inmate phone calls at the Gilford Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things will determine how much an inmate phone call will cost: Where you are located; Where your inmate is located, What type of phone number you have.

For example, if your inmate is in federal prison, if you get a new local number then this will decrease your inmate’s phone call rate from $.21 per minute to only $.06 per minute.

For the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Gilford Police Jail, click the link below.

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