Bar Harbor Police Jail

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The Bar Harbor Police Jail is located at 37 Firefly Lane in Bar Harbor, ME and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Bar Harbor Police Department.

This site will tell you all the information about everything you might need to know about the Bar Harbor Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give information that you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or feedback that would be beneficial to others would be much appreciated.

Bar Harbor Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Bar Harbor Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, including status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find info on anyone arrested and processed or discharged in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information faster if you’ve got the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Bar Harbor Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Bar Harbor Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

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

The first step is that you will have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your legal name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will let you make a phone call in order to call family, friends, or loved one.

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

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail takes anywhere from 30 minutes to all day. In other words the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will be freed. Also, it will depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if a magistrate has to decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a release date, you should plan to get discharged that morning.

Bar Harbor Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list each visitor’s name to the Bar Harbor Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will go in the log as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor will have to provide identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies can change, so we suggest that you call the official Bar Harbor Police Jail at 207-288-3391 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Bar Harbor Police Jail you have to first be added to their approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Bar Harbor Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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, 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Bar Harbor Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Bar Harbor 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 Bar Harbor 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 Bar Harbor 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants inquiry on the Hancock County court website or call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Hancock County jail, by phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is in the public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of people’s criminal background. These state databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for these crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail change frequently, so we suggest that you review the Bar Harbor Police Jail site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Bar Harbor 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 Bar Harbor Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 207-288-3391 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 Bar Harbor Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Bar Harbor Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are much 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 inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls might get cut back or eliminated completely.

The Bar Harbor Police Jail phone number is: 207-288-3391

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits off of 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 Bar Harbor 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 finding out how to lower 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, 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 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 Bar Harbor Police Jail, click the link below.

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