Erwin Police Jail

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The Erwin Police Jail is located at 100 West F Street in Erwin, NC and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Erwin Police Department.

This guide tells you information about anything you might need to know about the Erwin Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Erwin Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and lots more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give info you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have questions, just ask them, and any comments or tips that might be a benefit to others will be much appreciated.

Erwin Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Erwin Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find info on anyone processed or released within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can find the information quicker if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Erwin Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Erwin Police Jail includes the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

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

You will get to use the phone in order to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process may take from 10 minutes to all day. So, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if the magistrate has to determine your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a release date, expect to be discharged that morning.

Erwin Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Erwin Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitors will be entered in a log of visitors for the inmate. Each visitor will be required to provide identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so call the official Erwin Police Jail at 910-897-5122 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Erwin Police Jail you must first be on this person’s visitation list.

Be 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.

No phones are allowed at Erwin Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 old 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Erwin Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Erwin 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 Erwin 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 Erwin 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants inquiry on the Harnett County court website or you are able to call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Harnett County jail, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a case file that includes a docket and any filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal past. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to the Harnett County Courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for these crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates at the Erwin Police Jail are always changing, so you should check the Erwin Police Jail website when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Erwin 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 Erwin Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 910-897-5122 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 Erwin Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary daily, 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 enough money in their trust account. These products 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

The only phone calls that Erwin Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are generally pricier than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but you should 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 could be reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: 910-897-5122

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make off of all 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 Erwin Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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