Saint Michaels Police Jail

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The Saint Michaels Police Jail is located at 100 South Fremont Street in Saint Michaels, MD and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Saint Michaels Police Department.

This page tells you info about everything a person needs to know about the Saint Michaels Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give information that you need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, just ask them, and also any comments or feedback that would help others is appreciated.

Saint Michaels Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Saint Michaels Police Jail Inmate Lookup has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to get information about anyone processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate their inmate information fast if you’ve got the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Saint Michaels Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Saint Michaels Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

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

The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer some questions, such as your full legal name, your address, birth date and contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

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

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process can take from 30 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you can get released from jail. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if a magistrate must determine how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the date of your release, you should expect to be released between 9am and noon.

Saint Michaels Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Saint Michaels Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will go into the log for the inmate. Each visitor must provide identification. Anyone arriving late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the jail at 410-745-9500 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Saint Michaels Police Jail you must have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Saint Michaels Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If the 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 a 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Saint Michaels Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Saint Michaels 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 Saint Michaels 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 Saint Michaels 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records on the Talbot County jail website or you can call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Talbot County jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a court case file that contains a docket and any documents and filings filed in your case. You are able to access your court records on the website, or at the Talbot County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of a person’s criminal past. These state databases are all connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to 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 different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DWI or DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail at the Saint Michaels Police Jail change frequently, so we suggest that you visit the Saint Michaels Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Saint Michaels 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 Saint Michaels Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 410-745-9500 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 Saint Michaels Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have money in their trust account. These products 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 Saint Michaels Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are much more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or cut altogether.

The Saint Michaels Police Jail phone number is: 410-745-9500

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of all of the 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 Saint Michaels Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 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 inmate phone calls. 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 these cases, the jail or prison 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 Saint Michaels Police Jail, click the link below.

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