Pennington Police Jail

---

The Pennington Police Jail is located at 30 North Main Street in Pennington, NJ and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Pennington Police Department.

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

Top 10 Searches for Pennington Police Jail

1. Pennington Police Jail Information
2. Pennington Police Jail Inmate Search
3. Mercer County Inmate Search in Pennington, NJ
4. Pennington Police Jail Visitation Rules
5. Pennington Police Jail Visitation Hours
6. How To Save Money on Inmate Calls at Pennington Police Jail
7. How to Send Inmate Care Packages to Pennington Police Jail
8. What is Inmate Commissary?
9. How to Send Money to an Inmate at Pennington Police Jail
10. How to Search Mercer County Arrest Records

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you info that you’ll need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have a question, just ask them, and any comments or feedback that would help other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Pennington Police Jail Inmate Search

---

Who’s In Jail

The Pennington Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of people who have been arrested, including custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find information on anyone arrested and processed or released within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find their inmate information fast if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Pennington Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Pennington Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

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

You have to answer a bunch of questions, like what is your full name, home address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

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

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, if not you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process takes anywhere between 10 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get released. Also, it will depend on whether you have a bond amount or if a judge still needs to determine how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the release date, expect to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Pennington Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Pennington Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be put in a Visiting log as an authorized visitor. Each visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Pennington Police Jail can change, so call the facility at 609-737-1679 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

---

Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Pennington Police Jail you have to be on this person’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Pennington Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. 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 must 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 of age 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Pennington Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Pennington 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.

---

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Pennington 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 Pennington 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 check the court records on the Mercer County jail website or you can call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Mercer County jail, by phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a case file that includes a docket and any of the documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records via the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of people’s criminal history. These state databases are all linked so you can track criminal convictions from other states. Go to the Mercer County Courthouse and check in person, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, 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 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, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates can change at any time, so you should review the Pennington Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Pennington 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 Pennington Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 609-737-1679 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 Pennington Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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

The only phone calls that Pennington Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are generally more costly than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or totally denied.

The Pennington Police Jail phone number is: 609-737-1679

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make 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 Pennington 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 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. 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 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 Pennington Police Jail, click the link below.

Return To Main Menu

10080