Upton Police Jail

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The Upton Police Jail is located at 30 School Street in Upton, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Upton Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything related to the Upton Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information, and lots more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give advice and information that you’ll need to make the process a lot easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any tips or comments that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Upton Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Upton Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, including status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to get information for anyone who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You can locate their arrest information more quickly if you’ve got their full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Upton Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Upton Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you will have to answer some simple questions, such as your full name, address, date of birth and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will allow you to use the phone so you can call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you will 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

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process takes from 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the faster you post bail, the faster you will be freed. It also depends on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond or if a judge still needs to determine your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a release date, you should plan to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Upton Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give information about each visitor to the Upton Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will go in the visitors log as an approved visitor. Each visitor must provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so it would be wise to call the facility at 508-529-3200 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Upton Police Jail you must be on their visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Upton Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Upton Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Upton 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 Upton 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 Upton 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants on the website or call the jail. 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. 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 first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file that contains a docket sheet and any of the documents filed in the case. You are able to access the court records on the website, or at the Worcester County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal history. These databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from another state. You can go to the Worcester County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Upton Police Jail inmates can change at any time, so it would be best to visit the Upton Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Upton 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 Upton Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 508-529-3200 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 Upton Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase 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

All phone calls from the Upton Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are usually pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but you 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, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 508-529-3200

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits 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 Upton Police Jail. The rates 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 state prisons and local 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 calling 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. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison 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 Upton Police Jail, click the link below.

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