Swan’S Island Police Jail

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The Swan’S Island Police Jail is located at 125 Harbor Road in Swan’S Island, ME and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Swans Island Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about anything you might need to know about the Swan’S Island Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer information and advice that you’ll need to make going to jail easier. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it, and please leave any tips or comments that could help others would be much appreciated.

Swan’S Island Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Swan’S Island Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who are in jail, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find info about anybody arrested and processed or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information quicker if you enter their name, birth date, or arrest number.

Swan’S Island Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Swan’S Island Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First, you will have to answer some questions, like your full name, home address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will let you use the telephone so you can call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail may take anywhere from 10 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will get discharged. It also can depend on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if a magistrate has to figure out your bail amount. For lesser charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a discharge date, plan to get released between 9am and noon.

Swan’S Island Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list each visitor’s full name to the Swan’S Island Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be entered into the visitors log for the requesting inmate. Each visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies can change, so it would be wise to call the facility at 207-526-4216 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Swan’S Island Police Jail you have to be on this person’s approved 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 without it.

No cellphones at Swan’S Island 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 obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 younger than 18 years of age and is not a family member of 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Swan’S Island Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Swan’S Island 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 Swan’S Island 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 Swan’S Island 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 an outstanding warrant, you can access arrest warrants on the Hancock County court 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 the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind 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 name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Hancock County jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These online databases are connected so you can track criminal convictions from other states. You are able to go to the Hancock County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you may 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 any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Swan’S Island Police Jail jail inmates could change, so you should visit the Swan’S Island Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Swan’S Island 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 Swan’S Island Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 207-526-4216 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 Swan’S Island Police Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Swan’S Island Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are usually more expensive than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on 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 break the rules, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Swan’S Island Police Jail phone number is: 207-526-4216

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits 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 Swan’S Island Police Jail. The prices 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on calling your inmate. 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 has set their phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Swan’S Island Police Jail, click the link below.

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