Boyne City Police Jail

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The Boyne City Police Jail is located at 319 North Lake Street in Boyne City, MI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Boyne City Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything you might need to know about the Boyne City Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Boyne City Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give advice and information you need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask them, and any tips or comments that might be beneficial to others is appreciated.

Boyne City Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Boyne City Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of individuals who are in jail, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get the same information for anyone who has been arrested or released in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can find their arrest information fast if you have their name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Boyne City Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Boyne City Police Jail takes you through these steps:

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

First you have to answer some simple questions, like your full name, address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

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

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged may take anywhere between 10 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you will be freed. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to determine your bail amount. For minor charges, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the discharge date, expect to be released in the morning.

Boyne City Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Boyne City Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will go in the visitation log for the inmate. Every visitor is required to provide identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so it would be wise to call the official Boyne City Police Jail at 231-582-6611 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Boyne City Police Jail you have to be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones at Boyne City Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Persons on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 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 Boyne City Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Boyne City 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 Boyne City 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 Boyne City 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, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the Charlevoix County jail website or call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, 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 jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is in the public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal history. These state databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from other states. Go to the Charlevoix County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes, which can include, drug offenses such as 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 inmates at the Boyne City Police Jail could change, so review the Boyne City Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Boyne City 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 Boyne City Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 231-582-6611 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 Boyne City Police Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

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

The only phone calls that Boyne City Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are usually pricier than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 231-582-6611

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all of the inmate phone calls 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 Boyne City Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 state prisons and local jails learning 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 calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where 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 has set their 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 Boyne City Police Jail, click the link below.

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