Addison Police Jail

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The Addison Police Jail is located at 35 Tuscarora Street in Addison, NY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Village Of Addison Police Department.

This site tells you information about everything one might want to know about the Addison Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give information and tips you need to make getting locked up easier. If you have specific questions, just ask it, and any comments or feedback that might be beneficial to others will be much appreciated.

Addison Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Addison Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people currently in custody, including custody status, and visiting schedule. You can also get the same information for anyone who has been arrested or released within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get the information quicker if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Addison Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Addison Police Jail includes each of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

First you have to answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your full legal name, address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will let you make a telephone call in order to get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to wear your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail will take from 10 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. Also, how fast you get released can depend on if you’ve got a bond amount or if the judge still needs to decide on how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a release date, you should expect to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Addison Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Addison Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be put into a Visiting log for the inmate. Every visitor is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors that gets to visitation or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

The Addison Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so we suggest that you call the facility at 607-359-3619 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Addison Police Jail you have to be on their visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Addison Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to 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 of age and is not a family member of 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 Addison Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Addison 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 Addison 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 Addison 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 for your arrest, you can check court records online 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 ask one of the officers. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of someone’s criminal background. These databases are connected so you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for the following crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Addison Police Jail jail inmates could change, so be sure to double check the Addison Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Addison 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 Addison Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 607-359-3619 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 Addison Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their trust 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

All phone calls from the Addison Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are much pricier 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 a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 607-359-3619

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of 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 Addison Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 finding 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on calling your inmate. 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 or prison has set their calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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