Davidson Police Jail

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The Davidson Police Jail is located at 216 South Main Street in Davidson, NC and is a medium security police department jail operated by the City Of Davidson Police Department.

This site will tell you all the information about anything you might need to know about the Davidson Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Davidson Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Mecklenburg County court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give advice and information you need to make going to jail easier. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask them, and also any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to others will be welcome.

Davidson Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Davidson Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of people who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get information for anybody who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find the information more quickly if you enter their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Davidson Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Davidson Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First, you must answer a bunch of questions, such as your full name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked 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 get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will let you make a phone call in order to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process may take anywhere between 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster bail is posted, the faster you will be freed. It also will depend on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a magistrate has to determine the bail amount. For lesser charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and have a date of your release, you should expect to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Davidson Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Davidson Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be entered into the visitation log as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you call the official Davidson Police Jail at 704-892-5131 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Davidson Police Jail you have to be added to this person’s visitation list.

Make 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 at Davidson Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under 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 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not a family member of 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 Davidson Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Davidson 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 Davidson 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 Davidson 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 think you have an outstanding warrant, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the Mecklenburg County court website or you can call the jail. This requires a 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 have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a case file containing a docket sheet and any documents filed in your case. You can access court records via the internet, or at the Mecklenburg County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal history. These databases are connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You can go to county courthouse and check in person, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Davidson Police Jail inmates change frequently, so you should review the Davidson Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Davidson 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 Davidson Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 704-892-5131 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 Davidson Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need 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 items that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary 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

All phone calls from the Davidson Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are much pricier than regular phone calls. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, 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, your ability to use the phone may be limited or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 704-892-5131

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make off of all inmate phone calls are shared 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 Davidson Police Jail. The rates 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 finding out how to decrease 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 calling your inmate. 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 facility has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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