Cherry Hill Police Jail

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The Cherry Hill Police Jail is located at 820 Mercer Street in Cherry Hill, NJ and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Cherry Hill Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything a person needs to know about the Cherry Hill Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information and tips that you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any tips or comments that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Cherry Hill Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Cherry Hill Police Jail Inmate List has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, including custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find information about anybody arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to get their inmate information quicker if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Cherry Hill Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Cherry Hill Police Jail takes you through each of 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 questions, like your legal name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail takes anywhere from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will be released. Also, it can depend on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if the magistrate has to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the discharge date, you should expect to get released between 9am and noon.

Cherry Hill Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must provide each visitor’s full name to the Cherry Hill Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will be entered in a log of approved visitors as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor has to provide proof of identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

The Cherry Hill Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so it would be wise to call the facility at 856-488-7828 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Cherry Hill Police Jail you have to be added to their approved visitation list.

Make 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 without it.

No phones at Cherry Hill Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 old 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Cherry Hill Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Cherry Hill 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 Cherry Hill 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 Cherry Hill 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 might have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the website or you can call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. 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 know the person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Camden County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a court case file that contains a court docket and all of the documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access the court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of people’s criminal past. These databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from any other state. You can go to courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for driving under the influence (DUI), drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates at the Cherry Hill Police Jail are always changing, so review the Cherry Hill Police Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Cherry Hill 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 Cherry Hill Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 856-488-7828 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 Cherry Hill Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. 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 an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Cherry Hill Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are typically pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, your ability to use the phone may be limited or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 856-488-7828

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits from all phone calls that inmates make are split 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 Cherry Hill Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out how to lower 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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