Perquimans County Jail

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The Perquimans County Jail is located at 110 North Church Street in Hertford, NC and is a medium security county jail operated by the Perquimans County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you info about anything you might need to know about the Perquimans County Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Perquimans County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give information and tips that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or feedback that would be beneficial to others is welcome.

Perquimans County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Perquimans County Jail Inmate Search is a list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and times you can visit. You can also find information for anyone arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can get their inmate information faster if you have their full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Perquimans County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Perquimans County Jail is made up of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First you have to answer some questions, like your full name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will be allowed to use the telephone so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process may take anywhere from 10 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will be released. Also, it might depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a magistrate must determine the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a release date, you should plan to be released that morning.

Perquimans County Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to list each visitor’s full name to the Perquimans County Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered in the log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor must provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Perquimans County Jail are always changing, so it would be wise to call the jail at (252) 426-5615 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Perquimans County Jail you must be on the inmate’s visitation list.

Be sure to take 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 are allowed at Perquimans County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If a 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Perquimans County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Perquimans 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 Perquimans 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 Perquimans 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 online or you can call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know 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, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of people’s criminal history. These databases are connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from any other state. You are able to go to the Perquimans County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses such as possession or 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 procedure to send money to inmates change frequently, so double check the Perquimans County Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Perquimans 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 Perquimans County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (252) 426-5615 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 Perquimans County Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Perquimans County Jail inmates are allowed to make 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 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 you should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: (252) 426-5615

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all of the 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 Perquimans County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 learning 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on inmate phone calls. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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