Brevard Police Jail

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The Brevard Police Jail is located at 114 West Jordan Street in Brevard, NC and is a medium security police department jail operated by the City Of Brevard Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything one might want to know about the Brevard Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Brevard Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Transylvania County court records, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the info you need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have questions, feel free to ask them, and any comments or feedback that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Brevard Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Brevard Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about people who are in jail, including current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to find info on anybody processed or released within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find their arrest information fast if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or arrest number.

Brevard Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Brevard Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

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

First, you have to answer some questions, like your legal name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will then be allowed to use the phone in order to call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, if not you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process will take from 10 minutes to many hours. So, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you can get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged might depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if the judge has to figure out your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a date of your release, you should plan to be released that morning.

Brevard Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Brevard Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will be put into a Visiting log as an approved visitor. All visitors will have to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone showing up late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies can change, so make sure that you call the official Brevard Police Jail at 828-883-2212 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Brevard Police Jail you have to first be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Brevard Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 the 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 magazines to an inmate at the Brevard Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Brevard 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 Brevard 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 Brevard 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 for your arrest, you can access court records on the Transylvania County jail website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Transylvania County jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this information is freely available.

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 filings and documents filed in your court case. You can access court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of a person’s criminal history. These state databases are linked together so you can track criminal histories from other states. Go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Brevard Police Jail jail inmates could change, so we suggest that you double check the Brevard Police Jail website when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Brevard 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 Brevard Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 828-883-2212 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 Brevard Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products like 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 Brevard Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are much more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated completely.

The Brevard Police Jail phone number is: 828-883-2212

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 Brevard Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county 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 inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where 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 these cases, the jail has set their calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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