Islesboro Police Jail

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The Islesboro Police Jail is located at 150 Main Road in Islesboro, ME and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Islesboro Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything related to the Islesboro Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Islesboro Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Waldo County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information and advice that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or tips that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Islesboro Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Islesboro Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about individuals currently in custody, including current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find info for anybody arrested and processed or discharged within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can locate their arrest information quicker if you enter their full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Islesboro Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Islesboro Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First you will answer some basic questions, such as your full name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will allow you to use the phone to call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process takes between 30 minutes to all day long. So, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you can get out of jail. It also depends on if you’ve got a cash bond or if the magistrate has to determine how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the release date, expect to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Islesboro Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Islesboro Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be put into the visitation log as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor will have to provide identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures change often, so call the official Islesboro Police Jail at 207-734-2253 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Islesboro Police Jail you have to first be on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Islesboro Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If a 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 younger than 18 years of age and is not related to the inmate, the minor 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 Islesboro Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Islesboro 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 Islesboro 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 Islesboro 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants on the Waldo County jail website or you can call the court. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Bear 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 first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is in the public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file containing a docket and any of the documents filed in the case. You can access the court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These state databases are all linked so you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail might change, so be sure to double check the Islesboro Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Islesboro 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 Islesboro Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 207-734-2253 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 Islesboro Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need 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 sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Islesboro Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are usually more costly than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or forbidden.

The Islesboro Police Jail phone number is: 207-734-2253

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make 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 Islesboro Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 lower your inmates phone charges is 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. In some cases, we won’t 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 in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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