Clark Police Jail

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The Clark Police Jail is located at 315 Westfield Avenue in Clark, NJ and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Clark Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything you might need to know about the Clark Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give information and tips that you’ll need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or tips that could be beneficial to others is welcome.

Clark Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Clark Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who have been arrested, including custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find information about anyone arrested and booked or released within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information fast if you have your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Clark Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Clark Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you have to answer some basic questions, such as what is your full name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will let you make a phone call so you can talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, they will let you wear your street clothes, if not you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. This process may take anywhere between 15 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you will get let go. How quickly you get discharged will depend on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the judge still needs to decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a date of your release, you should expect to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Clark Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give each visitor’s name to the Clark Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will be entered in a Visiting log for the requesting inmate. Every visitor will have to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Clark Police Jail frequently change, so you should call the official Clark Police Jail at 732-388-3434 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Clark Police Jail you must first be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Clark Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not 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 of age 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 magazines to an inmate at the Clark Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Clark 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 Clark 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 Clark 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Union County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a case file that includes a docket and any of the documents filed in your court case. You can access your court records on their website, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of a person’s criminal history. These databases are all linked so you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. Go to the Union County Courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DWI or DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Clark Police Jail inmates change frequently, so be sure to review the Clark Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Clark 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 Clark Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 732-388-3434 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 Clark Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to use 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 inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products including 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 Clark Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are generally pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges may be limited or forbidden.

The Clark Police Jail phone number is: 732-388-3434

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits from all of the 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 Clark Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 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 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 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 Clark Police Jail, click the link below.

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