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Chatham Police Jail Information

Address

Chatham Police Jail
77 Main Street
Chatham, NY 12037-1225

Phone Number

Phone: 518-392-3451

The Chatham Police Jail is located at 77 Main Street in Chatham, NY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Chatham Police Department.

This site tells you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Chatham Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Chatham Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and more.

Introduction

This guide is meant to give you info that you’ll need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have a question, just ask them, and please leave any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Chatham Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member that is locked up and want to contact them? Do you know a friend or family member that’s been arrested and you don’t know how to find out where they are?

In order to search who is in jail at the Chatham Police Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Chatham Police Jail Inmate List has information about individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, including custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get the same information on anyone arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information more quickly if you’ve got the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Chatham Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

You will have to answer some questions, such as what is your full legal name, address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will allow you to make a phone call in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take between 10 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you can get out of jail. It also might depend on whether or not you have a cash bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to figure out how much to set your bail at. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a release date, you should expect to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Chatham Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give information about each visitor to the Chatham Police Jail before you can visit. This information will be entered in a Visiting log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor must provide identification. Visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

The Chatham Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so call the facility at 518-392-3451 before you go.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Chatham Police Jail you have to first be added to their visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Chatham Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Chatham Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Chatham 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.

Mailing Address

The mailing address for the Chatham Police Jail is:

Chatham Police Jail
77 Main Street
Chatham, NY 12037-1225

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Chatham Police Jail
77 Main Street
Chatham, NY 12037-1225

The Chatham Police Jail mail policy changes, so you should check the site when you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Chatham 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 Chatham 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can access arrest warrants on the website or you are able to call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a court case file that includes a court docket and all of the documents and filings filed in the case. You are able to access your court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of people’s criminal history. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from any other state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates might change, so you should visit the Chatham Police Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Chatham 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 Chatham Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 518-392-3451 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 inmateâ€™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 Chatham Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have money in their trust account. These products 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Chatham Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are typically pricier than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or forbidden completely.

The Chatham Police Jail phone number is: 518-392-3451

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, 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 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 Chatham Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 finding out how to lower 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 a lot of money 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 these cases, the jail has set their inmate 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 Chatham Police Jail, click the link below.

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