Gloucester Police Jail

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The Gloucester Police Jail is located at 197 Main Street in Gloucester, MA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Gloucester Police Department.

This guide tells you all the information about everything a person needs to know about the Gloucester Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Gloucester Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you advice and information that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have questions, just ask them, and also any tips or comments that would be a benefit to others is much appreciated.

Gloucester Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Gloucester Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of individuals who have been arrested, including status, and schedule for visitation. You can get information about anybody arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information quicker if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Gloucester Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Gloucester Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first step is that you will answer a bunch of questions, like what is your full name, home address, birthdate and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

They will allow you to use the telephone in order to call family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process will take anywhere from 10 minutes to many hours. So, the faster bail is posted, the faster you can get released from jail. Also, it depends on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to decide on your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a release date, you should plan to be discharged in the morning.

Gloucester Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must list each visitor’s name to the Gloucester Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will go in a log of approved visitors for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors showing up late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so you should call the facility at 978-283-1212 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Gloucester Police Jail you must first be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones at Gloucester Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Persons on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Gloucester Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Gloucester 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 Gloucester 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 Gloucester 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you can call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a court case file that includes a court docket and all documents filed in your court case. You are able to access court records online, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal background. These online databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, 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 may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for crimes, which include, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail can change at any time, so visit the Gloucester Police Jail website before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Gloucester 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 Gloucester Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 978-283-1212 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 Gloucester Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary 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 Gloucester Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are a lot more expensive than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone calls may be limited or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 978-283-1212

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all 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 Gloucester Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 state prisons and local jails learning 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 calling 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 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 cases like this, the jail or prison has set their phone rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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