Mount Rainier Police Jail

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The Mount Rainier Police Jail is located at 3249 Rhode Island Avenue in Mount Rainier, MD and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Mount Rainier Police Department.

This site will tell you info about anything you might want to know about the Mount Rainier Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information, and much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the information and advice that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, just ask it in the comment section below, and any tips or comments that would be a benefit to others is much appreciated.

Mount Rainier Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Mount Rainier Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of people currently in custody, which includes current status, and times you can visit. You can get info on anybody arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You can locate the information more quickly if you have your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Mount Rainier Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Mount Rainier Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First you will have to answer some basic questions, like your full name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to make a telephone call in order to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. This process will take from 15 minutes to all day. So, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will get let go. It also can depend on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if a judge has to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the discharge date, expect to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Mount Rainier Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must provide information about each visitor to the Mount Rainier Police Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will be entered into the visitation log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor must provide identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so you should call the official Mount Rainier Police Jail at 301-985-6580 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Mount Rainier Police Jail you have to first be on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Mount Rainier Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Persons under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such 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 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 Mount Rainier Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Mount Rainier 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 Mount Rainier 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 Mount Rainier 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 might have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the court records on the Prince Georges County jail website or call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear 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, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Prince Georges County jail, by phone, go there in person, or look online. An arrest is in the public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file that contains a docket sheet and any of the documents filed in your case. You can access your court records on their website, or at the Prince Georges County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DWI or DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail at the Mount Rainier Police Jail might change, so we suggest that you check the Mount Rainier Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Mount Rainier 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 Mount Rainier Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 301-985-6580 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 Mount Rainier Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

The only phone calls that Mount Rainier Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are a lot pricier than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: 301-985-6580

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of 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 Mount Rainier 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 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 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 a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails 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 facility has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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