Woonsocket Police Jail

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The Woonsocket Police Jail is located at 242 Clinton Street in Woonsocket, RI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Woonsocket Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything you might want to know about the Woonsocket Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Woonsocket Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information that you need to make the process a lot easier. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it, and also any comments or feedback that could be beneficial to others is appreciated.

Woonsocket Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Woonsocket Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, including current status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to get info on anybody arrested and booked or released within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can get their arrest information fast if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Woonsocket Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Woonsocket Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you will answer a number of questions, like what is your legal name, street address, birthdate and contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will let you make a telephone call to contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail takes between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get out of jail. Also, it can depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if the judge has to decide on how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the release date, plan to get released in the morning.

Woonsocket Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must list information about each visitor to the Woonsocket Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will go in the visitors log as an Authorized visit. Each visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so it would be wise to call the jail at 401-766-1212 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Woonsocket 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 because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones at Woonsocket Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 under the age of 18 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 magazines to an inmate at the Woonsocket Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Woonsocket 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 Woonsocket 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 Woonsocket 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records online or you are able to call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Providence County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You are able to go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to people in jail can change at any time, so we suggest that you check the Woonsocket Police Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Woonsocket 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 Woonsocket Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 401-766-1212 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 Woonsocket Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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 Woonsocket Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are usually more expensive than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated completely.

The Woonsocket Police Jail phone number is: 401-766-1212

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits 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 Woonsocket Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 finding out 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 will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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