Old Town Police Jail

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The Old Town Police Jail is located at 150 Brunswick Street in Old Town, ME and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Old Town Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about everything related to the Old Town Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Old Town Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Penobscot County court records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the advice and information you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have questions, please feel free to ask them, and please leave any comments or tips that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Old Town Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Old Town Police Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of individuals who are in jail, which includes status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find info on anyone booked or discharged within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find their inmate information faster if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Old Town Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Old Town Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First, you must answer a bunch of questions, such as your full legal name, address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will let you use the telephone so you can contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

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

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged can take anywhere from 10 minutes to many hours. So, the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will be freed. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if a magistrate needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and have a date of your release, you should expect to be released between 9am and noon.

Old Town Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must provide each visitor’s full name to the Old Town Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be put into a log of approved visitors for the requesting inmate. All visitors will be required to provide identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures can change, so you should call the jail at 207-827-6358 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Old Town Police Jail you must have your name on the inmate’s 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 mobile phones are allowed at Old Town Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone on 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Old Town Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Old Town 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 Old Town 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 Old Town 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the 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 know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Penobscot County jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file that includes a docket and all documents filed in the court case. You can access court records on the internet, or at the Penobscot County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal background. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from another state. You can go to courthouse and inquire, 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.

A criminal history search you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for these crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail at the Old Town Police Jail might change, so we suggest that you visit the Old Town Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Old Town 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 Old Town Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 207-827-6358 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 Old Town Police Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want 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 sufficient funds in their account. These products 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 Old Town Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are usually more costly than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or forbidden.

The Old Town Police Jail phone number is: 207-827-6358

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all inmate phone calls 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 Old Town 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 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 state prisons and local jails finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances 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 cases like this, the jail has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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