Seekonk Police Jail

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The Seekonk Police Jail is located at 500 Taunton Avenue in Seekonk, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Seekonk Police Department.

This guide tells you all the information about anything related to the Seekonk Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Seekonk Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Bristol County court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you information you need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have specific questions, just ask them, and please leave any comments or feedback that would help others is welcome.

Seekonk Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Seekonk Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of individuals who are in jail, including current status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get the same information for anyone booked or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information faster if you enter the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Seekonk Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Seekonk Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer some questions, like your full name, your address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will get to use the telephone to contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, if not you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged will take anywhere between 15 minutes to all day. So, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will be released. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether or not you have a cash bond amount or if a magistrate must figure out your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a discharge date, you should plan to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Seekonk Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Seekonk Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be put into a Visiting log as an Authorized visit. All visitors has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so you should call the jail at 508-336-8123 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Seekonk Police Jail you must first have your name on their approved visitation list.

Be sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

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

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 under the age of 18 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Seekonk Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Seekonk 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 Seekonk 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 Seekonk 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 think you might have a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants online or you can call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Bristol County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or look online. An arrest is public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a case file that contains a docket and all documents and filings filed in your case. You can access your court records online, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal history. These state databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. You can go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for these crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Seekonk Police Jail jail inmates can change at any time, so be sure to check the Seekonk Police Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Seekonk 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 Seekonk Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 508-336-8123 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 Seekonk Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary 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 Seekonk Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are typically more costly than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you should 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 cut altogether.

The Seekonk Police Jail phone number is: 508-336-8123

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all of the phone calls that inmates make are split 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 Seekonk Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three things will determine the cost of an inmate phone call: 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 learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is 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 will not 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 in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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