Preston Police Jail

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The Preston Police Jail is located at 172 Main Street in Preston, MD and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Preston Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything related to the Preston Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Preston Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Caroline County court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give info you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any feedback or comments that might help other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Preston Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Preston Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of people who are in jail, which includes status, and visiting schedule. You can find information on anybody processed or released within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information fast if you have your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Preston Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Preston Police Jail includes each of these steps:

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

First, you must answer some questions, such as your full legal name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will be allowed to use the phone in order to talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

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

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged takes between 10 minutes to all day long. In other words the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will get let go. How quickly you get discharged depends on if you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to determine your bail amount. For minor charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a discharge date, you should expect to be discharged that morning.

Preston Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give information about each visitor to the Preston Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will be entered in a Visiting log for the requesting inmate. All visitors will be required to provide proof of identification. Any visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Preston Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so it would be wise to call the official Preston Police Jail at 410-673-2918 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Preston Police Jail you must have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones at Preston Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anybody currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 under the age of 18 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Preston Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Preston 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 Preston 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 Preston 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 Caroline County jail website or you can call the court. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a court case file containing a docket sheet and any of the documents filed in the case. You can access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Caroline County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of someone’s criminal background. These databases are connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You can go to the Caroline County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to Preston Police Jail jail inmates are always changing, so you should check the Preston Police Jail website when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Preston 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 Preston Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 410-673-2918 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 Preston Police Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary on a daily basis, 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 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

The only phone calls that Preston Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are much more expensive than regular phone calls. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the jail rules, phone calls might get reduced or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 410-673-2918

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits from 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 Preston Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. In some cases, we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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