Piscataquis County Jail

---

The Piscataquis County Jail is located at 52 Court Street in Dover Foxcroft, ME and is a medium security county jail operated by the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you information about anything one might want to know about the Piscataquis County Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Piscataquis County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Piscataquis County court records, and everything else.

Top 10 Searches for Piscataquis County Jail

1. Piscataquis County Jail Information
2. Piscataquis County Jail Inmate Search
3. Piscataquis County Inmate Search in Dover Foxcroft, ME
4. What Are the Visitation Rules for Piscataquis County Jail
5. What Are the Visitation Hours for Piscataquis County Jail
6. Discount Piscataquis County Jail Inmate Calls
7. Piscataquis County Jail Care Packages
8. What is Inmate Commissary?
9. How to Send Money to an Inmate at Piscataquis County Jail
10. How to Search Piscataquis County Arrest Records

Introduction

This guide is meant to offer advice and information you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, just ask it, and please leave any comments or feedback that might help other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Piscataquis County Jail Inmate Search

---

Who’s In Jail

The Piscataquis County Jail Inmate Locator is a list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes current status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find information about anyone processed or discharged within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can find the information more quickly if you’ve got their first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Piscataquis County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Piscataquis County Jail takes you through the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first step is that you must answer a number of questions, such as your full legal name, street address, date of birth and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to use the phone to talk to 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 be able to wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail can take from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you will get discharged. How quickly you get discharged can depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to decide on the bail amount. For a minor offense, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a release date, plan to be discharged in the morning.

Piscataquis County Jail Visitation

The inmate must list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Piscataquis County Jail in advance. This information will go into a Visiting log as an approved visitor. All visitors has to provide identification. Any visitors arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Piscataquis County Jail visitation procedures can change, so make sure that you call the facility at (207) 564-3304 before you go to the jail to visit.

---

Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Piscataquis County Jail you have to be on the inmate’s visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones are allowed at Piscataquis County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of 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 magazines to an inmate at the Piscataquis County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Piscataquis 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.

---

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Piscataquis 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 Piscataquis 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 website or you can call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Piscataquis County jail, on the phone, in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are in the public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and all of the documents and filings filed in your case. You can access court records on their website, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of people’s criminal background. These online databases are connected so you can track criminal histories from any other state. Go to the Piscataquis County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to people in jail change frequently, so we suggest that you review the Piscataquis County Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Piscataquis 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 Piscataquis County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (207) 564-3304 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 Piscataquis County Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These items 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

The only phone calls that Piscataquis County Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are a lot more costly than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: (207) 564-3304

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all 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 Piscataquis County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to lower 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. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

Return To Main Menu

786