Hancock Police Jail

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The Hancock Police Jail is located at 399 Quincy Street in Hancock, MI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Hancock Police Department.

This page will tell you information about anything one might want to know about the Hancock Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Houghton County court records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give information and advice that you need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or tips that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Hancock Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Hancock Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of individuals who are in jail, including status, and schedule for visitation. You can get information about anyone processed or discharged in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find the information more quickly if you have their full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Hancock Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Hancock Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first step is that you will have to answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your full legal name, address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call in order to contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process will take from 10 minutes to many hours. In other words the quicker you post bail, the faster you will get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether you’ve been given a bond amount or if a judge must decide on your bail amount. For minor charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and know the discharge date, you should expect to get released in the morning.

Hancock Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Hancock Police Jail in advance of any visit. This information will be put into a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each and every visitor has to provide identification. Any visitors showing up late or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Hancock Police Jail frequently change, so we suggest that you call the official Hancock Police Jail at 906-482-3102 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Hancock Police Jail you must have your name on this person’s visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones at Hancock Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anybody on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Hancock Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Hancock 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 Hancock 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 Hancock 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 can check the court records on the Houghton County court website or you can call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Keep 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 the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are in the public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a case file that contains a docket and any documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access the court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of people’s criminal background. These databases are connected so you can track criminal histories from other states. Go to courthouse and check in person, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes, which can include, drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to people in jail could change, so you should visit the Hancock Police Jail website before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Hancock 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 Hancock Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 906-482-3102 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 Hancock Police Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Hancock Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are much more expensive than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 906-482-3102

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, 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 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 Hancock Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out 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 calling 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 money on your inmate calls, and in these cases 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 will be able to save you money.

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

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