Dixfield Police Jail

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The Dixfield Police Jail is located at 142 Wilton Road in Dixfield, ME and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Dixfield Police Department.

This site will tell you information about everything related to the Dixfield Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer advice and information you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have specific questions, just ask them, and any feedback or comments that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Dixfield Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Dixfield Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to find info on anyone arrested and booked or released within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information faster if you’ve got their name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Dixfield Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Dixfield Police Jail includes these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First, you have to answer some questions, like your full legal name, home address, birth date and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will allow you to use the phone in order to call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

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

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged takes from 10 minutes to all day long. In other words the faster bail is posted, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether or not you have a cash bond or if a magistrate needs to determine how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a release date, you should plan to be released in the morning.

Dixfield Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to provide each visitor’s name to the Dixfield Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will be put into a log of approved visitors as an Authorized visit. Each visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Anyone showing up late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Dixfield Police Jail are always changing, so you should call the official Dixfield Police Jail at 207-562-4517 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Dixfield Police Jail you must have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to take 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 at Dixfield Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of 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 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Dixfield Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Dixfield 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 Dixfield 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 Dixfield 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 find out by checking the court records on the Oxford County jail website or you can call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a case file containing a court docket and any documents filed in the case. You are able to access your court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of people’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked so you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You can go to courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for the following crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates at the Dixfield Police Jail can change at any time, so you should double check the Dixfield Police Jail website when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Dixfield 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 Dixfield Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 207-562-4517 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 Dixfield Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products such as 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

All phone calls from the Dixfield Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are usually pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges could be reduced or cut altogether.

The Dixfield Police Jail phone number is: 207-562-4517

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from all 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 Dixfield Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 figuring out how to decrease 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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