Hickory Police Jail

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The Hickory Police Jail is located at 1700 South Center Street in Hickory, NC and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Brookford Police Department.

This page will tell you information about anything you might need to know about the Hickory Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Hickory Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the information and tips that you’ll need to make going to jail easier. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that could help others will be appreciated.

Hickory Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Hickory Police Jail Inmate List is a roster of people who were arrested and are now in jail, including current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also find info about anyone who has been arrested or released in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You can get their inmate information faster if you’ve got the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Hickory Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First, you must answer a number of questions, such as what is your legal name, home address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will let you use the telephone in order to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, they will let you keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail may take between 15 minutes to all day. In other words the faster bail is posted, the faster you can get released from jail. It also can depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond or if a judge must decide on your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the date of your release, you should expect to be released in the morning.

Hickory Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must list each visitor’s full name to the Hickory Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will be put in the log for the inmate. All visitors is required to provide proof of identification. Anyone arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Hickory Police Jail change often, so call the jail at 828-322-4903 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Hickory Police Jail you have to be added to their visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Hickory Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not approved.

If the 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 old 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Hickory Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Hickory 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 Hickory 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 Hickory 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the Catawba County jail website or you can call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Catawba County jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. Arrest records are in the public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of people’s criminal history. These databases are linked together so you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to the Catawba County Courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DUI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Hickory Police Jail jail inmates change frequently, so it would be best to visit the Hickory Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Hickory 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 Hickory Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 828-322-4903 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 Hickory Police Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from 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 items 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 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Hickory Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are a lot more costly than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone may be limited or cut altogether.

The Hickory Police Jail phone number is: 828-322-4903

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits from 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 Hickory Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring out 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 inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, 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 Hickory Police Jail, click the link below.

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