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Portland Police Jail Information

Address

Portland Police Jail
227 North Main Street
Portland, AR 71663

Phone Number

Phone: 870-737-2873

The Portland Police Jail is located at 227 North Main Street in Portland, AR and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Portland Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about everything a person needs to know about the Portland Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Portland Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and much more.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information and tips that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask them, and please leave any comments or tips that might help others would be much appreciated.

Portland Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member, loved one, or friend that is incarcerated and don’t know how to locate them? Do you know a family member or friend that has been arrested and you want to find them?

In order to look up who is in jail at the Portland Police Jail you have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

First Name

Last Name

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Who’s In Jail

The Portland Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes status, and schedule for visitation. You can also find info on anybody processed or released within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information more quickly if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Portland Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Portland Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

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

The first step is that you will have to answer some simple questions, like what is your full name, your address, date of birth and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

They will let you use the telephone in order to get in touch with 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 skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process can take between 30 minutes to all day. So, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will be freed. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if the judge still needs to figure out the bail amount. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a release date, expect to be released between 9am and noon.

Portland Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give each visitor’s name to the Portland Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be put in the visitors log for the requesting inmate. Every visitor must provide proof of identification. Anyone arriving late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies change often, so make sure that you call the jail at 870-737-2873 before you go.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

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

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

No cellphones are allowed at Portland Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not going to be 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 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 magazines to an inmate at the Portland Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Portland 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.

Mailing Address

The mailing address for the Portland Police Jail is:

Portland Police Jail
227 North Main Street
Portland, AR 71663

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Portland Police Jail
227 North Main Street
Portland, AR 71663

The Portland Police Jail mail policy can change, so be sure to review the site when send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Portland 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 Portland 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 call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. You should know 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 first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or look online. Records of arrests are public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of people’s criminal background. These state databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You can go to the Ashley County Courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for these crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Portland Police Jail jail inmates are always changing, so we suggest that you check the Portland Police Jail website when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Portland 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 Portland Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 870-737-2873 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 inmateâ€™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 Portland Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably want to buy things from 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 the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products such as 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 Portland Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are a lot pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, 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, phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated completely.

The Portland Police Jail phone number is: 870-737-2873

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits off of all of the 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 Portland 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring out 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 inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their 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 Portland Police Jail, click the link below.

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