Cumberland County Jail

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The Cumberland County Jail is located at 54 West Broad Street in Bridgeton, NJ and is a medium security county jail operated by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department.

This site tells you info about everything a person needs to know about the Cumberland County Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Cumberland County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have questions, feel free to ask it, and also any tips or comments that would help other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Cumberland County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Cumberland County Jail Inmate Roster is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get info on anyone arrested and processed or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can locate their arrest information faster if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Cumberland County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Cumberland County Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you will answer some simple questions, like your full name, home address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone in order to get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged will take between 10 minutes to all day. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will be freed. How quickly you get discharged might depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if a magistrate needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a date of your release, plan to be discharged in the morning.

Cumberland County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list information about each visitor to the Cumberland County Jail in advance. This information will be put into the visitation log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor will have to provide identification. Visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so make sure that you call the official Cumberland County Jail at (856) 453-4883 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Cumberland County Jail you must first have your name on their 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 mobile phones are allowed at Cumberland County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of 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 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 magazines to an inmate at the Cumberland County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Cumberland County 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 Cumberland County 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 Cumberland County 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, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Cumberland County jail website or you are able to call the court. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Cumberland County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a case file containing a court docket and all of the documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal background. These databases are linked together so you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for driving under the influence (DUI), drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail is likely to change, so you should review the Cumberland County Jail site before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Cumberland County 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 Cumberland County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (856) 453-4883 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 Cumberland County Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

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

The only phone calls that Cumberland County Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are typically pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone privileges could be reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Cumberland County Jail phone number is: (856) 453-4883

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of 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 Cumberland County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 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 won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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