Middlefield Police Jail

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The Middlefield Police Jail is located at 188 Skyline Trail in Middlefield, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Middlefield Police Department.

This guide tells you info about anything one might want to know about the Middlefield Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give information and advice that you need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have questions, just ask it, and any comments or feedback that could help others is appreciated.

Middlefield Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Middlefield Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, including status, and visiting hours. You can also get information on anybody arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to locate the information more quickly if you’ve got their name, birth date, or arrest number.

Middlefield Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Middlefield Police Jail includes the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you will have to answer some basic questions, like your legal name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will be allowed to use the telephone to call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take between 10 minutes to all day. So, the quicker you post bail, the faster you will get discharged. It also will depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if a magistrate still 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 served your sentence and are given a discharge date, expect to get released that morning.

Middlefield Police Jail Visitation

Inmates have to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Middlefield Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will be entered into a log of visitors for the requesting inmate. Every visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Middlefield Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so call the jail at 413-623-0005 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Middlefield Police Jail you have to be on this person’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to take 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 at Middlefield Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 a 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 Middlefield Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Middlefield 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 Middlefield 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 Middlefield 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are in the 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 docket and all documents and filings filed in your case. You can access court records online, or at the Hampshire County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These databases are connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from another state. You can go to the Hampshire County Courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, 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 Middlefield Police Jail jail inmates is likely to change, so you should visit the Middlefield Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Middlefield 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 Middlefield Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 413-623-0005 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 Middlefield Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary 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 Middlefield Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are a lot more costly than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must 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 and are disciplined, phone privileges may be limited or eliminated altogether.

The Middlefield Police Jail phone number is: 413-623-0005

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 get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all of the inmate phone calls 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 Middlefield 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, 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 Middlefield Police Jail, click the link below.

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