Aroostook County Jail

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The Aroostook County Jail is located at 15 Broadway in Houlton, ME and is a medium security county jail operated by the Aroostook County Sheriff’s Department.

This site tells you all the information about everything related to the Aroostook County Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give information that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a question, just ask them, and also any comments or tips that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Aroostook County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Aroostook County Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who are in jail, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also find info on anyone arrested and processed or released in the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to get their inmate information quicker if you’ve got their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Aroostook County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Aroostook County Jail includes each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First, you will have to answer a number of questions, like what is your full legal name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

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

If you are expected to be released shortly, 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

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged may take from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the quicker you post bail, the faster you will be released. Also, how fast you get released might depend on if you have a cash bond or if a magistrate needs to figure out the bail amount. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the date of your release, expect to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Aroostook County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give each visitor’s full name to the Aroostook County Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will be put in the visitors log as an Authorized visit. Each visitor must provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Aroostook County Jail frequently change, so it would be wise to call the facility at (207) 532-7317 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Aroostook County Jail you must have your name on their approved visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones at Aroostook County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. 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 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 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Aroostook County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Aroostook County 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 Aroostook County 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 Aroostook County 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the court records on the Aroostook County jail website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file that contains a docket sheet and all filings and documents filed in the case. You are able to access your court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal background. These state databases are connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to the Aroostook County Courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for crimes, which include, drug offenses, 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 procedure to send funds to people in jail are always changing, so be sure to check the Aroostook County Jail website when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Aroostook County 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 Aroostook County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (207) 532-7317 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 Aroostook County Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items 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 Aroostook County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are usually more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on 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 disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or forbidden.

The Aroostook County Jail phone number is: (207) 532-7317

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits from all inmate phone calls 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 Aroostook County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out 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 calling 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 won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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