Gorham Police Jail

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The Gorham Police Jail is located at 20 Park Street in Gorham, NH and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Gorham Police Department.

This site will tell you information about everything you might need to know about the Gorham Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the information and advice you need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, just ask them, and any comments or feedback that would help others is welcome.

Gorham Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Gorham Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of people who have been arrested and are in custody, including status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also find info on anyone booked or released in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find their inmate information fast if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Gorham Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Gorham Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First, you have to answer some questions, like your full name, home address, birth date and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call in order to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail may take between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will be released. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether or not you have a cash bond or if the magistrate needs to figure out your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and are given a date of your release, you should plan to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Gorham Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give each visitor’s name to the Gorham Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will go in a log of visitors as an approved visitor. Every visitor must provide proof of identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Gorham Police Jail change often, so make sure that you call the jail at 603-466-2334 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Gorham Police Jail you must first be added to their visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Gorham Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not normally 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 magazines to an inmate at the Gorham Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Gorham 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 Gorham 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 Gorham 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 court records on the website or you are able to call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file containing a docket sheet and any of the documents filed in your court case. You can access court records on the website, or at the Coos County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal history. These databases are all connected and you can track criminal histories from another state. Go to courthouse and check in person, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates could change, so you should double check the Gorham Police Jail website before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Gorham 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 Gorham Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 603-466-2334 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 Gorham Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want to buy things from 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 purchase if they have money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Gorham Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are generally more expensive than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 603-466-2334

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all inmate phone calls 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 Gorham Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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