Dumfries Police Jail

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The Dumfries Police Jail is located at 18130 Triangle Shopping Plaza in Dumfries, VA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Dumfries Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything a person needs to know about the Dumfries Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Dumfries Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information you need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask them, and also any tips or comments that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Dumfries Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Dumfries Police Jail Inmate Roster is a list of individuals who have been arrested, which includes current status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to get the same information for anyone processed or released within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to get the information more quickly if you have the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Dumfries Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Dumfries Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first thing you will have to to is you will answer a bunch of questions, like what is your full legal name, address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given 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 discharged from jail.

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

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take between 15 minutes to all day long. So, the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you will be freed. How quickly you get discharged can depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the magistrate must determine how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and have a date of your release, expect to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Dumfries Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Dumfries Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will go into a Visiting log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each and every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors showing up late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies can change, so it would be wise to call the official Dumfries Police Jail at 703-221-1111 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

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

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

No cellphones are allowed at Dumfries Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anybody currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Dumfries Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Dumfries 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 Dumfries 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 Dumfries 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants online or call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file that contains a docket sheet and any of the filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal history. These state databases are all connected and you can track criminal histories from another state. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for driving under the influence (DUI), drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Dumfries Police Jail jail inmates are always changing, so check the Dumfries Police Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Dumfries 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 Dumfries Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 703-221-1111 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 Dumfries Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy 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 Dumfries Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are generally more expensive 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 you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or forbidden.

The Dumfries Police Jail phone number is: 703-221-1111

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make off of all 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 Dumfries 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding 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 a lot of money on calling 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 these cases, the jail has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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