Lawrenceville Police Jail

---

The Lawrenceville Police Jail is located at 2207 Lawrenceville Road in Lawrenceville, NJ and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Lawrence Township Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything related to the Lawrenceville Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Lawrenceville Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Mercer County court records, and much much more.

Top 10 Searches for Lawrenceville Police Jail

1. Lawrenceville Police Jail Information
2. Lawrenceville Police Jail Inmate Search
3. Mercer County Inmate Search in Lawrenceville, NJ
4. What Are the Visitation Rules for Lawrenceville Police Jail
5. What Are the Visitation Hours for Lawrenceville Police Jail
6. How To Save Money on Inmate Calls at Lawrenceville Police Jail
7. Lawrenceville Police Jail Care Packages
8. What is Inmate Commissary?
9. How to Send Money to an Inmate at Lawrenceville Police Jail
10. How to Search Mercer County Arrest Records

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer info you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have specific questions, just ask it, and also any feedback or comments that would help others is appreciated.

Lawrenceville Police Jail Inmate Search

---

Who’s In Jail

The Lawrenceville Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of individuals who are in jail, including status, and visiting hours. Also, you can get information about anybody arrested and booked or released within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate their arrest information faster if you enter your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Lawrenceville Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

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

They will let you make a phone call so you can call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process may take between 30 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you will get discharged. Also, how fast you get released can depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the judge needs to determine how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a date of your release, plan to be released in the morning.

Lawrenceville Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Lawrenceville Police Jail in advance. This information will be put in a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Lawrenceville Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so call the jail at 609-896-1111 before you go.

---

Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Lawrenceville Police Jail you have to have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Lawrenceville Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anyone on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they must 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 magazines to an inmate at the Lawrenceville Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Lawrenceville 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.

---

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Lawrenceville 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 Lawrenceville 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can check the arrest warrants on the website or you can call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. You should know 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 the date of their arrest, contact the Mercer County jail, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a court case file that includes a docket and all of the filings and documents filed in your court case. You can access court records on their website, or at the Mercer County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of people’s criminal background. These state databases are connected so you can track criminal histories from another state. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Lawrenceville Police Jail jail inmates are always changing, so you should review the Lawrenceville Police Jail website before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Lawrenceville 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 Lawrenceville Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 609-896-1111 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 Lawrenceville Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products such as 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 Lawrenceville Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are generally more costly than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: 609-896-1111

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 money these phone service providers make from 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 Lawrenceville Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 learning how to lower your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on calling your inmate. 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 these cases, the facility has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

Return To Main Menu

9967