Washburn Police Jail

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The Washburn Police Jail is located at 1287 Main Street in Washburn, ME and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Washburn Police Department.

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

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the information you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask them, and also any comments or feedback that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Washburn Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Washburn Police Jail Inmate Lookup has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also find information for anyone arrested and processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information fast if you’ve got their first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Washburn Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Washburn Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

First you have to answer a number of questions, such as your full legal name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call in order to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process can take anywhere from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will be released. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether you’ve been given a bond amount or if a magistrate has to determine the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a release date, you should expect to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Washburn Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Washburn Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will go into the visitors log as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor has to provide proof of identification. Any visitors arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so we suggest that you call the official Washburn Police Jail at 207-455-4043 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Washburn Police Jail you must first be on this person’s visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones are allowed at Washburn Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 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 Washburn Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Washburn 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 Washburn 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 Washburn 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, you can access arrest warrants on the Aroostook County court website or you can call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. You should know 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, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is in the public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file that includes a court docket and any of the filings and documents filed in your court case. You can access court records via the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of people’s criminal background. These databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for crimes, which include, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Washburn Police Jail jail inmates might change, so you should double check the Washburn Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Washburn 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 Washburn Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 207-455-4043 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 Washburn Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

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

All phone calls from the Washburn Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are typically 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 you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules, phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 207-455-4043

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits 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 Washburn Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 learning 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 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 prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you any money, 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 will be able to save you money.

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

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