Rhinebeck Police Jail

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The Rhinebeck Police Jail is located at 90 Mulberry Street in Rhinebeck, NY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Village Of Rhinebeck Police Department.

This page will tell you information about everything you might need to know about the Rhinebeck Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information and advice that you’ll need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, just ask it, and any feedback or comments that might help others is much appreciated.

Rhinebeck Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Rhinebeck Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find info on anybody who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can get their arrest information quicker if you have their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Rhinebeck Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Rhinebeck Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your full legal name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will get to use the phone to talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. The discharge process will take between 15 minutes to all day long. In other words the faster you post bail, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. Also, it will depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if the judge has to decide on how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a date of your release, expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Rhinebeck Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to list each visitor’s full name to the Rhinebeck Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will go into a log of approved visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor has to provide proof of identification. Visitors arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Rhinebeck Police Jail can change, so you should call the facility at 845-876-8181 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Rhinebeck Police Jail you have to have your name on their approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Rhinebeck Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Rhinebeck Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Rhinebeck 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 Rhinebeck 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 Rhinebeck 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 court records on the website or call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of a person’s criminal past. These state databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from another state. You are able to go to the Dutchess County Courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you will be 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 theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail can change at any time, so be sure to review the Rhinebeck Police Jail website when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Rhinebeck 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 Rhinebeck Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 845-876-8181 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 Rhinebeck Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their 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 Rhinebeck Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are typically more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should 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, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or forbidden.

The Rhinebeck Police Jail phone number is: 845-876-8181

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from all of the phone calls that inmates make are shared 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 Rhinebeck Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 figuring out how to decrease 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. In some cases, we will not 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 so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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