Waldoboro Police Jail

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The Waldoboro Police Jail is located at 1600 Atlantic Highway in Waldoboro, ME and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Waldoboro Police Department.

This site tells you all the information about everything a person needs to know about the Waldoboro Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Waldoboro Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Lincoln County court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give advice and information that you’ll need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have questions, feel free to ask it, and also any comments or tips that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Waldoboro Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Waldoboro Police Jail Inmate Search has information about individuals who have been arrested, including current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get information about anybody who has been arrested or released within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate the information faster if you’ve got the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Waldoboro Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

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

You will be allowed to use the phone in order to contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might get to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take between 15 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you can get released from jail. Also, how fast you get released can depend on if you have a cash bond or if a judge has to figure out how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the release date, you should plan to get released between 9am and noon.

Waldoboro Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Waldoboro Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will be put in a Visiting log for the inmate. All visitors is required to provide proof of identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so call the official Waldoboro Police Jail at 207-832-4500 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Waldoboro Police Jail you have to first have your name on their visitation list.

Be sure to bring 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 phones at Waldoboro Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 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 Waldoboro Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Waldoboro 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 Waldoboro 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 Waldoboro 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 arrest warrants inquiry on the Lincoln County court website or call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. Bear in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Lincoln County jail, on the phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file containing a court docket and all of the documents and filings filed in your court case. You can access your court records online, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal history. These online databases are connected so you can track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to the Lincoln County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail could change, so review the Waldoboro Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Waldoboro 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 Waldoboro Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 207-832-4500 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 Waldoboro Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have money in their 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

The only phone calls that Waldoboro 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 when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are disciplined for an infraction, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Waldoboro Police Jail phone number is: 207-832-4500

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make off of all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Waldoboro 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 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 is an expert in keeping up 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 significantly 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 inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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