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Raeford Police Jail Information

Address

Raeford Police Jail
315 North Main Street
Raeford, NC 28376-2629

Phone Number

Phone: 910-875-4251

The Raeford Police Jail is located at 315 North Main Street in Raeford, NC and is a medium security police department jail operated by the City Of Raeford Police Department.

This site tells you info about everything a person needs to know about the Raeford Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much much more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the info you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask them, and also any feedback or comments that would be a benefit to others is much appreciated.

Raeford Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member in jail and don’t know how to contact them? Do you know a friend or family member who’s been arrested and you want to find out where they are?

In order to find out who is in jail at the Raeford Police Jail you should use the search form.

Inmate Search

First Name

Last Name

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Who’s In Jail

The Raeford Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people who are in jail, which includes current status, and times you can visit. You can find information about anyone who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can get their arrest information more quickly if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Raeford Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Raeford Police Jail includes each of these steps:

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

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

They will let you make a phone call 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 shortly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process will take anywhere between 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. It also depends on whether or not you’ve got a bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the release date, plan to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Raeford Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must provide each visitor’s name to the Raeford Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will be entered in a log of approved visitors for the inmate. Each visitor must provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Raeford Police Jail frequently change, so call the facility at 910-875-4251 before you try to visit an inmate.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Raeford Police Jail you must first have your name on their visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones are allowed at Raeford Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not normally approved.

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

Mailing Address

The mailing address for the Raeford Police Jail is:

Raeford Police Jail
315 North Main Street
Raeford, NC 28376-2629

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Raeford Police Jail
315 North Main Street
Raeford, NC 28376-2629

The mail policy at the Raeford Police Jail can change, so be sure to check the site before you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Raeford 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 Raeford 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the court records online or call the court. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file that contains a court docket and all filings and documents filed in the court case. You can access the court records on the website, or at the Hoke County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of a person’s criminal history. These databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for crimes, which include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates at the Raeford Police Jail can change at any time, so be sure to check the Raeford Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Raeford 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 Raeford Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 910-875-4251 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 inmateâ€™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 Raeford Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Raeford Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are usually more expensive than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges might get reduced or forbidden.

The Raeford Police Jail phone number is: 910-875-4251

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider 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 of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Raeford Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to lower your inmates phone charges is 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. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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