Lynn Police Jail

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The Lynn Police Jail is located at 300 Washington Street in Lynn, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Lynn Police Department.

This page tells you all the information about everything one might want to know about the Lynn Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Lynn Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information and records, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information and advice that you need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask them, and also any tips or comments that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Lynn Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Lynn Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find info on anybody booked or released in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to get their arrest information fast if you enter the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Lynn Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Lynn Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you must answer some simple questions, such as your full name, street address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will be allowed to use the telephone to call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail can take anywhere between 15 minutes to all day. In other words the quicker you post bail, the faster you will get discharged from jail. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond or if the judge still needs to figure out how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a release date, you should expect to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Lynn Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to provide each visitor’s full name to the Lynn Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into the visitation log as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so call the facility at 781-595-2000 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Lynn Police Jail you have to have your name 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.

No cellphones at Lynn Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anybody currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. 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 must 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, 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 Lynn Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Lynn 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 Lynn 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 Lynn 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 arrest warrants inquiry online or you can call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are in the public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a case file that contains a docket sheet and any filings and documents filed in your case. You can access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These databases are all connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. Go to the Essex County Courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail is likely to change, so you should visit the Lynn Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Lynn 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 Lynn Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 781-595-2000 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 Lynn Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

The only phone calls that Lynn Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are a lot pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules, phone privileges may be limited or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Lynn Police Jail phone number is: 781-595-2000

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 money these phone service providers make from all 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 Lynn Police Jail. The rates 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 state prisons and local jails figuring 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 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. In some cases, we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases 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 will be able to save you money.

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

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