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Address
9686 Market Street
Dover, AR 72837
Phone Number
Phone: 479-331-3270
The Dover Police Jail is located at 9686 Market Street in Dover, AR and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Dover Police Department.
This page will tell you all the information about everything you might want to know about the Dover Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Dover Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and more.Top 10 Searches for Dover Police Jail
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Introduction
The purpose of this guide is to give you all the info you need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask them, and please leave any tips or comments that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation is welcome.
Dover Police Jail Inmate Search
Do you have a family member or friend that is locked up and need to find out where they are? Do you know someone that’s been arrested and you want to find out where they are?
To find out who is in jail at the Dover Police Jail you will have to use the search form.
Who’s In Jail
The Dover Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes current status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get the same information about anybody arrested and booked or released within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to locate the information more quickly if you’ve got their full name, birth date, or inmate ID.
Dover Police Jail Policies and Procedures
Intake Procedures
The jail intake procedure at the Dover Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:
They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.
You must answer some basic questions, like your legal name, your address, date of birth and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are released.
You will be allowed to make a telephone call so you can get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.
If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jumpsuit.
Discharge Procedures
When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged will take between 10 minutes to all day. In other words the faster bail is posted, the sooner you can get out of jail. It also will depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the judge must decide on your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a discharge date, you should expect to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.
Dover Police Jail Visitation
In order to have visitors, inmates have to give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Dover Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will be entered in a log of approved visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.
Visitation procedures can change, so we suggest that you call the facility at 479-331-3270 before you go.
Visiting Hours
Day | Visiting Hours |
---|---|
Monday | 9:00am – 5:00pm |
Tuesday | 9:00am – 5:00pm |
Wednesday | 9:00am – 5:00pm |
Thursday | 9:00am – 5:00pm |
Friday | 9:00am – 5:00pm |
Saturday | 9:00am – 5:00pm |
Sunday | 9:00am – 5:00pm |
Visitation Rules
Before you can visit someone at the Dover Police Jail you must be added to the inmate’s visitation list.
Be sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.
No mobile phones at Dover Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.
If the 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 younger than 18 years old 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Dover Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Dover 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.
Mailing Address
Use this address when sending a letter to an inmate at Dover Police Jail:
Dover Police Jail
9686 Market Street
Dover, AR 72837
Here is how you should address the letter:
[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Dover Police Jail
9686 Market Street
Dover, AR 72837
The mail policy at the Dover Police Jail changes often, so be sure to visit the the Dover Police Jail website when you send a letter to an inmate there.
Sending Other Things to an Inmate
There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Dover 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 Dover 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you can call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.
Arrest Record Search
If you have a first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are in the public record and this is available to anyone.
Court Records
Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a court case file that includes a docket and any documents filed in the case. You can access the court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.
Criminal Records
Each and every state maintains records of people’s criminal background. These state databases are all connected and you can track criminal histories from another state. You are able to go to the Pope County Courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.
A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for these crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.
Money & Commissary
The process for sending money to Dover Police Jail jail inmates change frequently, so you should check the Dover Police Jail site before you send any money.
How To Send Money to an Inmate at Dover 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 Dover Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 479-331-3270 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 Dover Police Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.
The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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
All phone calls from the Dover Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are typically pricier than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated altogether.
The Dover Police Jail phone number is: 479-331-3270
How To Save Money on Inmate Calls
Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make 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 Dover Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 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 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. In some cases, 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 phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.
For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Dover Police Jail, click the link below.
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