South Berwick Police Jail

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The South Berwick Police Jail is located at 180 Main Street in South Berwick, ME and is a medium security police department jail operated by the South Berwick Police Department.

This site will tell you info about everything you might need to know about the South Berwick Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the South Berwick Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the information and advice you need to make the process easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any tips or comments that might help others would be much appreciated.

South Berwick Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The South Berwick Police Jail Inmate List has information about people who are in jail, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find info on anyone arrested and processed or released within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information faster if you have their full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

South Berwick Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the South Berwick Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you will answer some basic questions, such as your full name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to use the telephone in order to talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process will take between 15 minutes to many hours. So, the faster bail is posted, the faster you will be freed. Also, how fast you get released might depend on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to decide on 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 out your jail sentence and know the release date, expect to be released between 9am and noon.

South Berwick Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must provide each visitor’s full name to the South Berwick Police Jail in advance. This information will be entered in the visitors log as an Authorized visit. All visitors will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so we suggest that you call the official South Berwick Police Jail at 207-384-2254 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the South Berwick Police Jail you must have your name on this person’s visitation list.

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

No phones at South Berwick Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Persons on 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 the 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the South Berwick Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the South Berwick 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 South Berwick 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 South Berwick 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check court records on the York County jail website or you are able to call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the York County jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is in the public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of people’s criminal past. These state databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from other states. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes, which can include, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates at the South Berwick Police Jail could change, so you should check the South Berwick Police Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at South Berwick 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 South Berwick Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 207-384-2254 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 South Berwick Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from 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 buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the South Berwick Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are typically more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone privileges could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 207-384-2254

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts 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 money these phone service providers make off of all of the 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 South Berwick Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 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 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 calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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