Ulster County Jail

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The Ulster County Jail is located at 61 Golden Hill Drive in Kingston, NY and is a medium security county jail operated by the Ulster County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you all the information about everything one might want to know about the Ulster County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Ulster County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the info that you need to make going to jail easier. If you have a specific question, just ask them, and any feedback or comments that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Ulster County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Ulster County Jail Inmate List is an online list of people who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. You can find info on anybody booked or released in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find their inmate information faster if you enter their full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Ulster County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Ulster County Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first step is that you have to answer a bunch of questions, such as your full name, home address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will be allowed to use the phone to call family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process will take between 30 minutes to many hours. In other words the faster you post bail, the faster you will get discharged from jail. Also, it can depend on whether or not you have a cash bond or if a judge must figure out the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a release date, plan to be discharged in the morning.

Ulster County Jail Visitation

The inmate need to provide each visitor’s name to the Ulster County Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be put in a Visiting log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor must provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Ulster County Jail are always changing, so you should call the facility at (845) 340-7494 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Ulster County Jail you have to first be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

Make 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 Ulster County Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If a 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 the 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 Ulster County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Ulster 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 Ulster 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 Ulster 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the court records online or you can call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. Keep in mind 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, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or check online. Arrest records are public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the documents and filings filed in your case. You are able to access the court records on the website, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal history. These databases are all linked and you can track criminal histories from any other state. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you will be 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 Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail at the Ulster County Jail change frequently, so double check the Ulster County Jail website when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Ulster 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 Ulster County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (845) 340-7494 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 Ulster County Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products such as 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Ulster County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are usually more costly than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on 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 jail rules, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or forbidden.

The Ulster County Jail phone number is: (845) 340-7494

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all 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 Ulster County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different 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 learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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