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Waldo County Corrections Facility Information

Address

Waldo County Corrections Facility
45 Congress Street
Belfast, ME 4915

Phone Number

Phone: (207) 338-1080

The Waldo County Corrections Facility is located at 45 Congress Street in Belfast, ME and is a medium security county jail operated by the Waldo County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you information about anything related to the Waldo County Corrections Facility, such as how to locate an inmate at the Waldo County Corrections Facility, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the advice and information that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have a specific question, just ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or feedback that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Waldo County Corrections Facility Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member that is incarcerated and don’t know how to find out where they are? Do you know a family member or friend that has been arrested and you need to find out where they are?

To look up who’s in jail at the Waldo County Corrections Facility you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Waldo County Corrections Facility Inmate Locator has information about individuals currently in custody, including current status, and times you can visit. You can find the same information for anyone arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information more quickly if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Waldo County Corrections Facility Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Waldo County Corrections Facility is made up of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First you will answer some simple questions, such as your full name, home address, birth date and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone in order to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take anywhere from 15 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will be released. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether you have a cash bond amount or if a judge has to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For a minor offense, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a release date, plan to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Waldo County Corrections Facility Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list information about each visitor to the Waldo County Corrections Facility in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into a Visiting log as an Authorized visit. Every visitor has to provide proof of identification. Visitors arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Waldo County Corrections Facility visitation procedures frequently change, so you should call the facility at (207) 338-1080 before you try to visit an inmate.

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 Waldo County Corrections Facility you have to first be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones are allowed at Waldo County Corrections Facility, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anybody under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Waldo County Corrections Facility. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Waldo County Corrections Facility 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

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Waldo County Corrections Facility, use this address:

Waldo County Corrections Facility
45 Congress Street
Belfast, ME 4915

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Waldo County Corrections Facility
45 Congress Street
Belfast, ME 4915

The Waldo County Corrections Facility mail policy changes frequently, so you should double check the official Waldo County Corrections Facility site before 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 Waldo County Corrections Facility. 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 Waldo County Corrections Facility 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the Waldo County court website or you can call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be 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 Waldo County jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is in the public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a court case file containing a docket sheet and any of the documents and filings filed in your court case. You can access court records via the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of someone’s criminal history. These online databases are linked together and you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to the Waldo County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates could change, so it would be best to check the Waldo County Corrections Facility website before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Waldo County Corrections Facility

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 Waldo County Corrections Facility uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (207) 338-1080 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 Waldo County Corrections Facility store. Inmates can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Waldo County Corrections Facility are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are typically pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to 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 a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls might get reduced or cut altogether.

The Waldo County Corrections Facility phone number is: (207) 338-1080

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all of the 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 Waldo County Corrections Facility. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 learning how to lower your inmates phone charges is 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 significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails 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 facility has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Waldo County Corrections Facility, click the link below.

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