Carthage Police Jail

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The Carthage Police Jail is located at 4396 United States Highway 501 in Carthage, NC and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Carthage Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about anything related to the Carthage Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Carthage Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give information that you need to make getting locked up easier. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or tips that might help others will be much appreciated.

Carthage Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Carthage Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get the same information for anyone who has been arrested or discharged within the last 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information more quickly if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Carthage Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Carthage Police Jail is made up of each of 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 will answer a bunch of questions, such as your legal name, street address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone so you can talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process can take between 15 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will be freed. Also, it depends on whether you have a cash bond or if the magistrate must determine the amount of bail to be set. For minor offenses, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, you should plan to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Carthage Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to provide each visitor’s name to the Carthage Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into a Visiting log for the inmate. Every visitor will have to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures can change, so you should call the official Carthage Police Jail at 910-947-2231 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Carthage Police Jail you have to first be added to 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 visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones are allowed at Carthage Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to 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, 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 Carthage Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Carthage 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 Carthage 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 Carthage 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 can access arrest warrants inquiry online or you are able to call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is in the public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal background. These databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. You can go to the Moore County Courthouse and check in person, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for crimes, which include, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to Carthage Police Jail inmates is likely to change, so you should review the Carthage Police Jail website when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Carthage 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 Carthage Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 910-947-2231 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 Carthage Police Jail store. You can buy different 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 a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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

All phone calls from the Carthage Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are typically more expensive than regular phone calls. 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 should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 910-947-2231

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly 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 phone calls that inmates make 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 Carthage Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 figuring out how to decrease 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 inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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