Roper Police Jail

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The Roper Police Jail is located at 301 West Buncombe Street in Roper, NC and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Roper Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about anything a person needs to know about the Roper Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Roper Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information and advice that you’ll need to make the process a lot easier. If you have questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any feedback or comments that would help other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Roper Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Roper Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about individuals who are in jail, which includes current status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find information for anybody arrested and booked or released in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can locate the information faster if you enter the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Roper Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Roper Police Jail is made up of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first step is that you will have to answer some simple questions, such as your full legal name, your address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call in order 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, if not you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process takes from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the faster you can get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to figure out the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the release date, you should expect to be discharged that morning.

Roper Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Roper Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into the log for the requesting inmate. Each visitor must provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Roper Police Jail are always changing, so we suggest that you call the jail at 252-661-3312 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Roper Police Jail you must first be on this person’s visitation list.

Be 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 at Roper Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If a 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Roper Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Roper 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 Roper 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 Roper 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 the arrest warrants on the Washington County jail website or call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, 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 Washington County jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is a matter of public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a case file that includes a docket and any of the documents and filings filed in your court case. You can access the court records on the website, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of someone’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You are able to go to the Washington County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, 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 Roper Police Jail jail inmates change frequently, so it would be best to check the Roper Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Roper 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 Roper Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 252-661-3312 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 Roper Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items 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 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 Roper Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are typically more costly 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 you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are disciplined for an infraction, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or forbidden.

The Roper Police Jail phone number is: 252-661-3312

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of all 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 Roper Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. 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 these cases, the jail or prison 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 Roper Police Jail, click the link below.

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