Pender County Jail

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The Pender County Jail is located at 104 N. Walker Street in Burgaw, NC and is a medium security county jail operated by the Pender County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you information about anything you might want to know about the Pender County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information and advice that you need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have a specific question, just ask it, and any tips or comments that might help others will be appreciated.

Pender County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Pender County Jail Inmate Search is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to find the same information for anyone processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find their inmate information fast if you enter their name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Pender County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Pender County Jail is made up of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first thing you will have to to is you will answer some simple questions, like what is your full legal name, home address, birthdate and contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will let you make a telephone call to call family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged will take between 15 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will be released. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond or if the magistrate must figure out how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a release date, plan to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Pender County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Pender County Jail in advance. This information will go into the visitors log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor has to provide proof of identification. Any visitors arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.

The Pender County Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you call the jail at (910) 259-9678 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Pender County Jail you must be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Pender County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 of age and is not related to 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 magazines to an inmate at the Pender County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Pender 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 Pender 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 Pender 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 think you have an outstanding warrant, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the Pender County jail website or you are able to call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. 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 know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. Arrest records are public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a court case file that contains a docket and all documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access your court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You are able to go to the Pender County Courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any of the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Pender County Jail jail inmates is likely to change, so it would be best to review the Pender County Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Pender 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 Pender County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (910) 259-9678 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 Pender County Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to use 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 products that inmates can purchase if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Pender County Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are usually more expensive than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: (910) 259-9678

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Pender County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 lower 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 inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their phone rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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