Trappe Police Jail

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The Trappe Police Jail is located at 4011 Powell Avenue in Trappe, MD and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Trappe Police Department.

This page will tell you information about everything one might want to know about the Trappe Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Trappe Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you info that you’ll need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, just ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Trappe Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Trappe Police Jail Inmate List has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting schedule. Also, you are able to find info about anyone booked or discharged within the last 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can locate their arrest information fast if you have your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Trappe Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Trappe Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First you will answer a bunch of questions, like your full name, address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will get to make a phone call so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. This process takes anywhere between 15 minutes to all day. So, the faster bail is posted, the sooner you will get discharged. Also, it depends on whether you have a bond amount or if a magistrate has to figure out how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the discharge date, you should plan to get discharged in the morning.

Trappe Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide each visitor’s full name to the Trappe Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will be entered into the visitors log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor will be required to provide identification. Visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so you should call the facility at 410-476-5005 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Trappe Police Jail you must first be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Trappe Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Persons under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 under the age of 18 and is not a family member of 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Trappe Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Trappe 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 Trappe 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 Trappe 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 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 down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Talbot County jail, on the phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file that includes a docket and any of the filings and documents filed in your court case. You are able to access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Talbot County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal background. These state databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for crimes, which include, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to people in jail could change, so we suggest that you check the Trappe Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Trappe 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 Trappe Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 410-476-5005 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 Trappe Police Jail store. You can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need 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 money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Trappe Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are usually more expensive than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone privileges might get reduced or forbidden.

The Trappe Police Jail phone number is: 410-476-5005

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits off of all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Trappe Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring out 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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