Salem Police Jail

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The Salem Police Jail is located at 129 West Broadway in Salem, NJ and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Salem Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about everything you might want to know about the Salem Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Salem Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the info that you need to make going to jail easier. If you have a question, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any feedback or comments that could help other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Salem Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Salem Police Jail Inmate Search has information about individuals currently in custody, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. You can find information on anyone booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information faster if you have the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Salem Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Salem Police Jail includes each of 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.

You will have to answer a bunch of questions, like what is your legal name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone so you can talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail takes anywhere from 10 minutes to all day long. So, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will be freed. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if the magistrate must figure out your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a discharge date, plan to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Salem Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Salem Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will go into a log of approved visitors for the requesting inmate. All visitors will have to provide identification. Anyone showing up late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Salem Police Jail frequently change, so call the facility at 856-935-0057 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Salem Police Jail you have to first be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Salem Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If the 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, the minor 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 Salem Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Salem 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 Salem 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 Salem 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 check the court records on the Salem County court website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Keep 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 first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a court case file that includes a docket and all filings and documents filed in the case. You are able to access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Salem County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of people’s criminal history. These databases are all connected so you can track criminal convictions from any other state. Go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DUI, drug Possession, 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 Salem Police Jail inmates can change at any time, so visit the Salem Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Salem 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 Salem Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 856-935-0057 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 Salem Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Salem Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are generally more costly than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the jail rules, phone calls might get reduced or cut altogether.

The Salem Police Jail phone number is: 856-935-0057

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits from all inmate phone calls 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 Salem Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 state prisons and local jails finding out 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on inmate phone calls. In some cases, 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 has set their calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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