Sunderland Police Jail

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The Sunderland Police Jail is located at 105 River Road in Sunderland, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Sunderland Police Department.

This page will tell you information about everything related to the Sunderland Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Sunderland Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the information and tips that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, just ask it, and also any comments or feedback that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Sunderland Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Sunderland Police Jail Inmate List is a roster of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. You can find information about anyone booked or discharged within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information faster if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Sunderland Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Sunderland Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

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

You will then be allowed to use the phone to contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged may take anywhere from 10 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you can get released from jail. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to determine how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a date of your release, plan to be released that morning.

Sunderland Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Sunderland Police Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will be put into a log of approved visitors as an approved visitor. Each visitor will have to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so you should call the facility at 413-665-7036 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Sunderland Police Jail you must have your name on this person’s visitation list.

Be sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones are allowed at Sunderland Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not normally 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 under the age of 18 and is not a family member of 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 Sunderland Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Sunderland 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 Sunderland 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 Sunderland 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records on the Franklin County jail website or you are able to call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Franklin County jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is in the public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file containing a docket sheet and any documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal histories from another state. You can go to the Franklin County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DWI or DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates change frequently, so be sure to review the Sunderland Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Sunderland 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 Sunderland Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 413-665-7036 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 Sunderland Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want 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 inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Sunderland Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more expensive than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or totally denied.

The Sunderland Police Jail phone number is: 413-665-7036

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money 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 Sunderland Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 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 calling 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 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 inmate 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 Sunderland Police Jail, click the link below.

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