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Orofino Police Jail Information

Address

Orofino Police Jail
217 1St Street
Orofino, ID 83544

Phone Number

Phone: 208-476-5551

The Orofino Police Jail is located at 217 1St Street in Orofino, ID and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Orofino Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything one might want to know about the Orofino Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Orofino Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and much more.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information that you’ll need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have a specific question, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or feedback that would be a benefit to others would be welcome.

Orofino Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member that has gone to jail and don’t know how to locate them? Do you know somebody that’s been arrested and you need to find out where they are?

To look up who’s in jail at the Orofino Police Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Orofino Police Jail Inmate Search has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find info about anybody arrested and processed or released in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can find the information faster if you have their first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Orofino Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Orofino Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

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

The first step is that you have to answer some basic questions, such as what is your full legal name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call in order to get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged takes anywhere between 30 minutes to all day. In other words the faster you post bail, the faster you will be released. Also, it can depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if a judge must figure out the amount of bail to be set. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a discharge date, expect to be released in the morning.

Orofino Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide information about each visitor to the Orofino Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will be put into a log of approved visitors as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies can change, so it would be wise to call the official Orofino Police Jail at 208-476-5551 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Orofino Police Jail you must be on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Orofino Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not related to the inmate, this 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 Orofino Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Orofino 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.

Mailing Address

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Orofino Police Jail, use this address:

Orofino Police Jail
217 1St Street
Orofino, ID 83544

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Orofino Police Jail
217 1St Street
Orofino, ID 83544

The Orofino Police Jail mail policy changes frequently, so you should check the the Orofino Police Jail website before you send a letter.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Orofino 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 Orofino 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 for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants inquiry online or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Clearwater County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is in the public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a court case file containing a court docket and all of the filings and documents filed in the case. You can access your court records online, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal background. These state databases are all linked so you can track criminal convictions from any other state. Go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any of the following crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail at the Orofino Police Jail is likely to change, so it would be best to review the Orofino Police Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Orofino 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 Orofino Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 208-476-5551 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 inmateâ€™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 Orofino Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

The only phone calls that Orofino Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are a lot pricier than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Orofino Police Jail phone number is: 208-476-5551

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money 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 Orofino Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to lower 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 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 facility has set their phone 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 Orofino Police Jail, click the link below.

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