Orono Police Jail

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The Orono Police Jail is located at 63 Main Street in Orono, ME and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Orono Police Department.

This page will tell you information about anything one might want to know about the Orono Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the information and tips that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask them, and any tips or comments that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Orono Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Orono Police Jail Inmate Roster has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get the same information about anybody who has been arrested or discharged in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You can get their inmate information fast if you have their full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Orono Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Orono Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

You will have to answer some basic questions, like your full name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail takes anywhere from 10 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you can get released from jail. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a magistrate must decide on your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a release date, expect to get discharged that morning.

Orono Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to provide information about each visitor to the Orono Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will go in a Visiting log as an approved visitor. Every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so call the facility at 207-866-4000 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Orono Police Jail you have to be on their visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Orono Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 a family member of the inmate, this visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Orono Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Orono 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 Orono 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 Orono 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 access arrest warrants on the Penobscot County court website or you are able to call the court. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. Bear 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 first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Penobscot County jail, by phone, in person, or check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file that includes a court docket and all of the documents filed in the case. You are able to access the court records online, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal history. These state databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from any other state. You are able to go to the Penobscot County Courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for driving under the influence (DUI), drug offenses, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to someone in jail can change at any time, so you should review the Orono Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Orono 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 Orono Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 207-866-4000 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 Orono Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, 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 sufficient funds in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

The only phone calls that Orono Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are generally pricier than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or eliminated completely.

The Orono Police Jail phone number is: 207-866-4000

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 Orono Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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