Hobgood Police Jail

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The Hobgood Police Jail is located at 207 West Commerce Street in Hobgood, NC and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Hobgood Police Department.

This site tells you info about everything you might need to know about the Hobgood Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Hobgood Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Halifax County court records, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer advice and information that you’ll need to make the process easier. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it, and also any comments or tips that might help other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Hobgood Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Hobgood Police Jail Inmate Roster is a list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get info on anybody arrested and booked or discharged within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to get their arrest information faster if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Hobgood Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Hobgood Police Jail is made up of 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 answer some basic questions, like what is your legal name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will allow you to use the telephone to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail takes from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will get discharged. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether or not you’ve got a bond amount or if the judge has to decide on how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a release date, expect to get released that morning.

Hobgood Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Hobgood Police Jail in advance. Your visitors will go into a Visiting log as an authorized visitor. All visitors will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures change often, so make sure that you call the jail at 252-826-5911 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Hobgood Police Jail you have to first be 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 Hobgood Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. 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 a visitor is under the age of 18 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 Hobgood Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Hobgood 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 Hobgood 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 Hobgood 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants inquiry online or call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Keep 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 have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file that includes a docket sheet and all filings and documents filed in your case. You can access your court records via the internet, or at the Halifax County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These databases are linked together so you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You are able to go to the Halifax County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for the following crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to people in jail can change at any time, so you should double check the Hobgood Police Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Hobgood 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 Hobgood Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 252-826-5911 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 Hobgood Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely 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 inmates can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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 Hobgood Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are usually pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. 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 there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 252-826-5911

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits 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 Hobgood 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 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. In some cases, we won’t 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 phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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