Easthampton Police Jail

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The Easthampton Police Jail is located at 32 Payson Avenue in Easthampton, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Easthampton Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about everything you might need to know about the Easthampton Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Easthampton Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information and records, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to offer info that you need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, just ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or feedback that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Easthampton Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Easthampton Police Jail Inmate Roster is a list of individuals currently in custody, including custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get information for anyone processed or discharged within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to find the information fast if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Easthampton Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Easthampton Police Jail is made up of these steps:

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

You will have to answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your legal name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will be allowed to use the telephone in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

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

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged can take between 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the faster you can get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released depends on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to determine your bail amount. For minor charges, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a date of your release, you should expect to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Easthampton Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to give each visitor’s full name to the Easthampton Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will go into the visitation log as an Authorized visit. Every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

The Easthampton Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so you should call the jail at 413-527-1212 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Easthampton Police Jail you must first have your name on their approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Easthampton Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a 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 under the age of 18 and is not related to the inmate, this 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 magazines to an inmate at the Easthampton Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Easthampton 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 Easthampton 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 Easthampton 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, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry online or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Hampshire County jail, on the phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is in the public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a court case file that includes a docket and all of the documents and filings filed in the case. You are able to access your court records via the internet, or at the Hampshire County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These state databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal convictions from other states. Go to courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. 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 a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for these crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail change frequently, so it would be best to check the Easthampton Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Easthampton 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 Easthampton Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 413-527-1212 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 Easthampton Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely need to use the commissary on a daily basis, 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 money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products like 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 Easthampton Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are typically pricier than regular phone calls. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone privileges could be reduced or forbidden completely.

The Easthampton Police Jail phone number is: 413-527-1212

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control 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 Easthampton Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 lower 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on calling your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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