Milford Police Jail

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The Milford Police Jail is located at 400 Northeast Front Street in Milford, DE and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Milford Police Department.

This site tells you information about everything a person needs to know about the Milford Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Milford Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Kent County court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give information and advice that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, feel free to ask them, and any feedback or comments that could help others is much appreciated.

Milford Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Milford Police Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, including custody status, and visiting schedule. Also, you are able to get the same information on anybody booked or discharged in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate their inmate information more quickly if you have your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Milford Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Milford Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer some basic questions, such as what is your full legal name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call so you can get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, if not you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged takes anywhere between 15 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get released. It also can depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate has to figure out the bail amount. For minor charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a discharge date, expect to be discharged in the morning.

Milford Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Milford Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will go into the log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each and every visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures change often, so call the official Milford Police Jail at 302-422-8081 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Milford Police Jail you have to have your name on their approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Milford Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If a 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 the 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 Milford Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Milford 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 Milford 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 Milford 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 might have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check court records on the Kent County court website 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. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

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

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file that includes a docket and any documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access your court records on the website, or at the Kent County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of someone’s criminal background. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. Go to the Kent County Courthouse and check in person, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates change frequently, so review the Milford Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Milford 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 Milford Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 302-422-8081 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 Milford Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember 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 purchase if they have money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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

All phone calls from the Milford Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are typically pricier than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 302-422-8081

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 how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make from all of the inmate phone calls 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 Milford Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 decrease 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 jail has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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