Fort Fairfield Police Jail

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The Fort Fairfield Police Jail is located at 18 Community Center Drive in Fort Fairfield, ME and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Fort Fairfield Police Department.

This page will tell you info about everything one might want to know about the Fort Fairfield Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Fort Fairfield Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Aroostook County court records, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information and advice that you need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or tips that would help other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Fort Fairfield Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Fort Fairfield Police Jail Inmate List is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes status, and schedule for visitation. You can get information for anyone arrested and processed or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get the information faster if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Fort Fairfield Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Fort Fairfield Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

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

You must answer some basic questions, such as what is your full legal name, address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will get to use the phone in order to talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to wear your street clothes, if not you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process can take anywhere between 30 minutes to all day. So, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond or if the magistrate has to decide on your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a release date, expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Fort Fairfield Police Jail Visitation

Inmates have to list each visitor’s name to the Fort Fairfield Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will go into a Visiting log as an approved visitor. All visitors will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so make sure that you call the facility at 207-472-3808 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Fort Fairfield Police Jail you have to first be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Fort Fairfield Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Persons under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation 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, 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 Fort Fairfield Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Fort Fairfield 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 Fort Fairfield 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 Fort Fairfield 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 believe you have a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the court records on the website or you are able to 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. You should be clear 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 possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a case file that contains a court docket and all of the filings and documents filed in the case. You can access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are connected so you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, or 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 records search you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for crimes, which include, drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates might change, so double check the Fort Fairfield Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Fort Fairfield 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 Fort Fairfield Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 207-472-3808 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 Fort Fairfield Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Fort Fairfield Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are generally pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or cut altogether.

The Fort Fairfield Police Jail phone number is: 207-472-3808

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make from 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 Fort Fairfield Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 figuring out 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility 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 Fort Fairfield Police Jail, click the link below.

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