Northampton County Prison

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The Northampton County Prison is located at 666 Walnut Street in Easton, PA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Northampton County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you info about everything one might want to know about the Northampton County Prison, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you information and tips you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have questions, just ask it, and also any comments or tips that would be beneficial to others is much appreciated.

Northampton County Prison Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Northampton County Prison Inmate List has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to find the same information about anybody arrested and booked or released within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate their arrest information fast if you enter their name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Northampton County Prison Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Northampton County Prison takes you through each of these steps:

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

First you must answer some questions, such as what is your legal name, home address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will then be allowed to use the phone so you can contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. This process takes from 15 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will get released. It also depends on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate needs to figure out the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a discharge date, plan to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Northampton County Prison Visitation

The inmate have to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Northampton County Prison in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into a log of visitors for the inmate. All visitors is required to provide proof of identification. Any visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

The Northampton County Prison visitation procedures are always changing, so make sure that you call the facility at (610) 252-9063 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Northampton County Prison you must first be added to this person’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Northampton County Prison, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to 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, this 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 Northampton County Prison. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Northampton County Prison 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 Northampton County Prison. 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 Northampton County Prison 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 find out by checking the arrest warrants on the website or call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a court case file that contains a court docket and all of the documents and filings filed in the case. You can access your court records via the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of a person’s criminal history. These databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You are able to go to the Northampton County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to Northampton County Prison inmates is likely to change, so check the Northampton County Prison website when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Northampton County Prison

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 Northampton County Prison uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (610) 252-9063 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 Northampton County Prison store. An inmate can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their trust account. These items 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

All phone calls from the Northampton County Prison are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are usually pricier than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls may be limited or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: (610) 252-9063

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make 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 Northampton County Prison. 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 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 learning how to lower 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 inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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