Briarcliff Manor Police Jail

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The Briarcliff Manor Police Jail is located at 507 North State Road in Briarcliff Manor, NY and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Town Of Ossining Police Department.

This page tells you all the information about anything related to the Briarcliff Manor Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Briarcliff Manor Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Westchester County court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information and advice that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask them, and also any comments or tips that might be a benefit to others would be welcome.

Briarcliff Manor Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Briarcliff Manor Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of individuals currently in custody, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can get information on anybody arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can locate their inmate information faster if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or arrest number.

Briarcliff Manor Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Briarcliff Manor Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

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

First, you must answer some simple questions, like your legal name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will allow you to use the phone to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail may take from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will get released. It also might depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if a judge needs to determine the bail amount. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the release date, plan to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Briarcliff Manor Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Briarcliff Manor Police Jail in advance of any visit. This information will be put in the visitors log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Briarcliff Manor Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so it would be wise to call the official Briarcliff Manor Police Jail at 914-762-6007 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Briarcliff Manor Police Jail you must first have your name on their visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones at Briarcliff Manor Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody 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 younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Briarcliff Manor Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Briarcliff Manor 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 Briarcliff Manor 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 Briarcliff Manor 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 think you have a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the website or you are able to call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. You should be clear 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, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a case file that contains a docket and any of the filings and documents filed in the court case. You can access the court records via the internet, or at the Westchester County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These databases are linked together and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, 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 are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates might change, so you should double check the Briarcliff Manor Police Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Briarcliff Manor 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 Briarcliff Manor Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 914-762-6007 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 Briarcliff Manor Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need 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 enough money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Briarcliff Manor Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are generally more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but inmates 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 could be reduced or totally denied.

The Briarcliff Manor Police Jail phone number is: 914-762-6007

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. 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 Briarcliff Manor Police Jail. 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 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we will not 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 so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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