High Point Police Jail

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The High Point Police Jail is located at 1009 Leonard Avenue in High Point, NC and is a medium security police department jail operated by the High Point Police Department.

This site tells you all the information about everything related to the High Point Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information and records, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer advice and information that you’ll need to make going to jail easier. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation is welcome.

High Point Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The High Point Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find information on anyone booked or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to locate the information quicker if you enter their full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

High Point Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the High Point Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

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

You must answer a number of questions, like your legal name, address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will be allowed to use the phone to talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be allowed to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get discharged from jail. This process may take anywhere from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you can get released from jail. Also, how fast you get released will depend on if you’ve got a cash bond or if a judge needs to decide on how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the date of your release, you should plan to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

High Point Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the High Point Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will go into the log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

The High Point Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so you should call the facility at 336-887-7970 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the High Point Police Jail you have to first have your name on this person’s 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 without it.

No mobile phones at High Point Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 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 even magazines to an inmate at the High Point Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the High Point 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 High Point 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 High Point 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, you can check the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you can call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is in the public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a case file that contains a docket sheet and all documents and filings filed in your court case. You can access your court records online, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of someone’s criminal past. These online databases are all connected and you can track criminal histories from other states. Go to the Guilford County Courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail are always changing, so you should visit the High Point Police Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at High Point 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 High Point Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 336-887-7970 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 High Point Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably want 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 the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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 High Point Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are much more expensive than regular phone calls. 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 must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, phone calls might get reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: 336-887-7970

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider 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 High Point Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 figuring out how to decrease 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 calling 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 will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison 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 High Point Police Jail, click the link below.

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