Henderson Police Jail

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The Henderson Police Jail is located at 200 Breckenridge Street in Henderson, NC and is a medium security police department jail operated by the City Of Henderson Police Department.

This guide tells you all the information about anything you might need to know about the Henderson Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Henderson Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information and tips you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any feedback or comments that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Henderson Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Henderson Police Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to get information about anyone arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can find their inmate information faster if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Henderson Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Henderson Police Jail is made up of these steps:

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

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer some simple questions, such as your full legal name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will let you use the phone in order to call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process will take between 15 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster bail is posted, the faster you will get discharged. How quickly you get discharged can depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a judge must determine the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a discharge date, plan to be released that morning.

Henderson Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must list each visitor’s name to the Henderson Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be put in a log of visitors as an authorized visitor. All visitors has to provide proof of identification. Any visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies can change, so make sure that you call the jail at 252-438-4141 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Henderson Police Jail you must first be on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Henderson Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Henderson Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Henderson 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 Henderson 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 Henderson 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the Vance County court website or call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Vance County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a court case file containing a docket sheet and any of the filings and documents filed in the court case. You are able to access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Vance County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These state databases are all connected so you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for these crimes, 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 breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to people in jail is likely to change, so double check the Henderson Police Jail site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Henderson 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 Henderson Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 252-438-4141 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 Henderson Police Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products 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

All phone calls from the Henderson Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are usually more costly than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 252-438-4141

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of all 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 Henderson Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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