Biltmore Forest Police Jail

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The Biltmore Forest Police Jail is located at 355 Vanderbilt Road in Biltmore Forest, NC and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Biltmore Forest Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about everything a person needs to know about the Biltmore Forest Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information and advice you need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any tips or comments that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Biltmore Forest Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Biltmore Forest Police Jail Inmate Search has information about individuals who have been arrested, including current status, and visiting schedule. You can find info on anybody arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to find their inmate information faster if you have your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Biltmore Forest Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Biltmore Forest Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you will answer some basic questions, like what is your full legal name, your address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will let you use the phone in order to call family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. This process will take between 10 minutes to many hours. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will be freed. It also will depend on whether or not you have a cash bond amount or if a magistrate needs to determine your bail amount. For lesser charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the date of your release, plan to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Biltmore Forest Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to give each visitor’s full name to the Biltmore Forest Police Jail in advance. This information will go in a log of approved visitors as an approved visitor. Every visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone showing up late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Biltmore Forest Police Jail change often, so it would be wise to call the official Biltmore Forest Police Jail at 828-274-0822 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Biltmore Forest Police Jail you have to be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license with you to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones are allowed at Biltmore Forest Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Persons on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If a 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 old 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Biltmore Forest Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Biltmore Forest 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 Biltmore Forest 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 Biltmore Forest 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 are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Buncombe County jail website or you are able to call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Buncombe County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file that includes a docket sheet and all of the documents and filings filed in your court case. You are able to access the court records on their website, or at the Buncombe County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal history. These databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to the Buncombe County Courthouse and check in person, 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 a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to people in jail could change, so we suggest that you double check the Biltmore Forest Police Jail site before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Biltmore Forest 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 Biltmore Forest Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 828-274-0822 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 Biltmore Forest Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind 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 an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary 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

All phone calls from the Biltmore Forest Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are much pricier than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Biltmore Forest Police Jail phone number is: 828-274-0822

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 they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Biltmore Forest Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors will determine the cost of an inmate phone call: 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 learning 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 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 circumstances where 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 cases like this, the jail or prison has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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