Southport Police Jail

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The Southport Police Jail is located at 9 East Boiling Spring Road in Southport, NC and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Boiling Spring Lakes Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything you might need to know about the Southport Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Brunswick County court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information and tips that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have questions, just ask it, and also any tips or comments that would help others is welcome.

Southport Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Southport Police Jail Inmate List is a roster of people who have been arrested, which includes status, and visiting hours. Also, you can get information for anybody arrested and processed or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can get their arrest information faster if you enter your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Southport Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Southport Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first step is that you will answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your legal name, home address, date of birth and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will be allowed to use the telephone to contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged can take between 15 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you can get released from jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond or if a judge needs to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For minor charges, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a discharge date, you should plan to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Southport Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Southport Police Jail in advance of any visit. This information will go in a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor will have to provide identification. Anyone showing up late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Southport Police Jail can change, so it would be wise to call the jail at 910-845-2247 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Southport Police Jail you must be on this person’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Southport Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Southport Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Southport 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.

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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 Southport 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 Southport 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants on the Brunswick County court website or you are able to call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind 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, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Brunswick County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. Records of arrests are public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal history. These databases are linked together so you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates can change at any time, so we suggest that you review the Southport Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Southport 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 Southport Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 910-845-2247 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 Southport Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear 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 inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Southport Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are usually more expensive than regular phone calls. 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 break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or totally denied.

The Southport Police Jail phone number is: 910-845-2247

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 Southport Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 finding 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 a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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