Old Fort Police Jail

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The Old Fort Police Jail is located at 44 North Catawba Avenue in Old Fort, NC and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Old Fort Police Department.

This site tells you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Old Fort Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Old Fort Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give information and tips you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have specific questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and any feedback or comments that might help others will be much appreciated.

Old Fort Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Old Fort Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get info about anybody booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get the information fast if you’ve got their name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Old Fort Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Old Fort Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

First you must answer some questions, such as your legal name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

You will get 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 will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged takes anywhere from 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the faster you will get discharged. It also can depend on whether you have a cash bond or if a magistrate must figure out your bail amount. For minor charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a discharge date, expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Old Fort Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Old Fort Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered in the visitation log as an authorized visitor. Each visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Old Fort Police Jail are always changing, so it would be wise to call the jail at 828-668-4244 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Old Fort Police Jail you must first have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Old Fort Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Persons currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 younger than 18 years of age and is not a family member of the inmate, this 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 Old Fort Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Old Fort 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 Old Fort 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 Old Fort 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, you can check arrest warrants on the Mcdowell 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 one of the officers. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Mcdowell County jail, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file that includes a docket and all documents and filings filed in the case. You can access the court records on the internet, or at the Mcdowell County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of people’s criminal history. These state databases are all linked so you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You are able to go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates is likely to change, so it would be best to double check the Old Fort Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Old Fort 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 Old Fort Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 828-668-4244 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 Old Fort Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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 Old Fort Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are a lot more costly than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone privileges could be reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: 828-668-4244

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 get to set the prices. The profits off of 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 Old Fort Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. In some cases, 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 facility has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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