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Cameron Police Jail Information

Address

Cameron Police Jail
253 Carter Street
Cameron, NC 28326-6559

Phone Number

Phone: 910-245-2878

The Cameron Police Jail is located at 253 Carter Street in Cameron, NC and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Cameron Police Department.

This page tells you info about anything a person needs to know about the Cameron Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Cameron Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and everything else.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer advice and information that you’ll need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or feedback that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Cameron Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member, loved one, or friend that is incarcerated and want to find out where they are? Do you know someone who’s been arrested and you need to find them?

In order to search who is in jail at the Cameron Police Jail you should use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Cameron Police Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of people who are in jail, which includes status, and visiting hours. You can also get the same information for anybody booked or released in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information fast if you have your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Cameron Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Cameron Police Jail is made up of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you must answer a bunch of questions, such as your legal name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

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

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. This process will take between 15 minutes to many hours. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get released. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a magistrate must figure out how much to set your bail at. For a minor offense, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, you should expect to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Cameron Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Cameron Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will go in the visitation log for the inmate. Each visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures can change, so call the official Cameron Police Jail at 910-245-2878 before you 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

In order to visit an inmate at the Cameron Police Jail you have to have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Cameron Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Cameron Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Cameron 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

Use this address when sending a letter to someone incarcerated at Cameron Police Jail:

Cameron Police Jail
253 Carter Street
Cameron, NC 28326-6559

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Cameron Police Jail
253 Carter Street
Cameron, NC 28326-6559

The Cameron Police Jail mail policy changes often, so it would be best to review the site 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 Cameron 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 Cameron 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 an outstanding warrant, you can check the arrest warrants on the Moore County court website or you are able to call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. Keep in mind that if there is a 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 the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or look online. An arrest is in the public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file containing a court docket and any of the documents filed in the case. You can access the court records online, or at the Moore County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are all connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You can go to the Moore County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail change frequently, so it would be best to review the Cameron Police Jail site before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Cameron 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 Cameron Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 910-245-2878 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 Cameron Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Cameron Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are typically pricier than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, phone calls may be limited or eliminated altogether.

The Cameron Police Jail phone number is: 910-245-2878

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all of the phone calls that inmates make are split 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 Cameron 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 finding out how to decrease 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances 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 inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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