Winslow Police Jail

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The Winslow Police Jail is located at 114 Benton Avenue in Winslow, ME and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Winslow Police Department.

This page tells you info about everything you might need to know about the Winslow Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer advice and information that you need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have a specific question, just ask it, and also any tips or comments that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Winslow Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Winslow Police Jail Inmate Search has information about individuals who have been arrested, which includes current status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to find the same information about anyone booked or discharged within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can find their inmate information faster if you enter the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Winslow Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Winslow Police Jail is made up of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First, you will answer a bunch of questions, like what is your legal name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will 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 discharged from jail.

You will then be allowed to make a telephone call in order to call family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, they will let you keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take between 15 minutes to all day long. So, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you can get released from jail. Also, it might depend on whether or not you have a cash bond or if the magistrate has to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For minor offenses, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the release date, expect to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Winslow Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to give each visitor’s name to the Winslow Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be put into the visitors log for the requesting inmate. All visitors has to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies change often, so we suggest that you call the jail at 207-872-5215 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Winslow Police Jail you must be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Be 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 mobile phones at Winslow Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons 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 normally 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Winslow Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Winslow 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 Winslow 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 Winslow 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the Kennebec County jail website or call the court. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Kennebec County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or look online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file containing a docket sheet and all documents and filings filed in your case. You can access the court records on the website, or at the Kennebec County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of people’s criminal background. These databases are linked together so you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You are able to go to the Kennebec County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to Winslow Police Jail inmates might change, so be sure to check the Winslow Police Jail website when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Winslow 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 Winslow Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 207-872-5215 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 Winslow Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

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

All phone calls from the Winslow Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are much more expensive than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone calls may be limited or totally denied.

Phone Number: 207-872-5215

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make off of all 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 Winslow Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to lower your inmates phone charges can be 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 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 facility 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 Winslow Police Jail, click the link below.

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