Wilmington Police Jail

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The Wilmington Police Jail is located at 300 North Walnut Street in Wilmington, DE and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Wilmington Police Department.

This site will tell you information about everything you might want to know about the Wilmington Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Wilmington Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the information and advice you need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask them, and please leave any tips or comments that might be beneficial to others is appreciated.

Wilmington Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Wilmington Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of people who have been arrested, including current status, and visiting schedule. Also, you are able to get the same information about anyone processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You can get the information more quickly if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Wilmington Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Wilmington Police Jail includes each of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

You will answer some simple questions, like what is your legal name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact, 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, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you make a telephone call so you can call family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail may take anywhere between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the faster bail is posted, the faster you will get released. Also, it might depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a judge must decide on the bail amount. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and know the release date, expect to get released that morning.

Wilmington Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Wilmington Police Jail before you can visit. This information will go into a log of approved visitors as an approved visitor. Each visitor will have to provide identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

The Wilmington Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so call the jail at 302-576-3940 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Wilmington Police Jail you have to first have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones are allowed at Wilmington Police Jail, and you will be searched. 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 a visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Wilmington Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Wilmington 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 Wilmington 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 Wilmington 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you can call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. Arrest records are in the public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file that contains a docket sheet and all of the filings and documents filed in the case. You are able to access your court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of people’s criminal past. These state databases are 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 in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail could change, so double check the Wilmington Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Wilmington 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 Wilmington Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 302-576-3940 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 Wilmington Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

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

The only phone calls that Wilmington Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more costly than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 302-576-3940

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each 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 of the 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 Wilmington Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 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 calling your inmate. In some cases, 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 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 Wilmington Police Jail, click the link below.

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