Rockingham Police Jail

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The Rockingham Police Jail is located at 311 East Franklin Street in Rockingham, NC and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Rockingham Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything related to the Rockingham Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Rockingham Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Richmond County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give advice and information that you’ll need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, just ask it, and also any comments or feedback that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Rockingham Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Rockingham Police Jail Inmate List has information about people currently in custody, including status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find information for anyone who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information quicker if you’ve got the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Rockingham Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Rockingham Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

You will have to answer some basic questions, like what is your legal name, address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call so you can contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. The discharge process can take anywhere from 30 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will get let go. Also, it depends on whether you have a bond amount or if a judge has to determine the bail amount. For a minor offense, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a date of your release, you should expect to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Rockingham Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to provide information about each visitor to the Rockingham Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will go into a Visiting log for the inmate. Every visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies can change, so call the jail at 910-895-2468 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Rockingham Police Jail you must first have your name on their approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Rockingham Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer 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 must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Rockingham Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Rockingham 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 Rockingham 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 Rockingham 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check court records online or you can call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file that includes a docket sheet and all filings and documents filed in the case. You can access your court records online, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of someone’s criminal history. These state databases are linked together so you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for crimes, which include, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail could change, so you should double check the Rockingham Police Jail website before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Rockingham 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 Rockingham Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 910-895-2468 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 Rockingham Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably want 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 the inmate 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

All phone calls from the Rockingham Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are much pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the jail rules, phone privileges might get reduced or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 910-895-2468

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 these phone service providers make off of all inmate phone calls 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 Rockingham Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to lower 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on inmate phone calls. 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 jail or prison has set their calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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