Drakes Branch Police Jail

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The Drakes Branch Police Jail is located at 4800 Drakes Main Street in Drakes Branch, VA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Drakes Branch Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything related to the Drakes Branch Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Drakes Branch Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Charlotte County court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer advice and information that you need to make going to jail easier. If you have a question, just ask it, and also any feedback or comments that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Drakes Branch Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Drakes Branch Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, including current status, and visiting hours. You can find info for anybody booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to find their arrest information faster if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Drakes Branch Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Drakes Branch Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you have to answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your full legal name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will get to use the telephone in order to call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail can take from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you can get released from jail. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the magistrate must decide on the amount of bail to be set. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a date of your release, expect to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Drakes Branch Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Drakes Branch Police Jail in advance. Your visitors will go into the visitors log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures can change, so we suggest that you call the facility at 434-568-3091 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Drakes Branch Police Jail you have to first have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones at Drakes Branch Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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, the minor 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 Drakes Branch Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Drakes Branch 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 Drakes Branch 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 Drakes Branch 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants online or call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are in the public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are linked together so you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to county courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates are always changing, so visit the Drakes Branch Police Jail website before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Drakes Branch 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 Drakes Branch Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 434-568-3091 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 Drakes Branch Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to hygiene products such as 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 Drakes Branch Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are much pricier than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, 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 phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 434-568-3091

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from 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 Drakes Branch Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on calling your inmate. 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 cases like this, the jail 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 Drakes Branch Police Jail, click the link below.

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