Penobscot County Jail, ME

Call the automated inmate information line at 207-922-3898, which runs continuously and is not limited to business hours. You can also check the daily inmate list posted on the Sheriff's Office's own website, updated once each weekday between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m., or call the jail directly at (207) 947-4585.

Visits happen four evenings a week, split by the inmate's last name: Tuesday and Saturday for A-L, Thursday and Sunday for M-Z. Tuesday and Thursday are non-contact only. Saturday and Sunday allow both non-contact and contact visits, in two 1-hour sessions starting at 6:15 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. You must call (207) 945-4932 between 12:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. to schedule, and the person must already have you on their approved visitor list.

Ask the inmate to request a visitor application form from their deck officer. Once you get the form, follow its instructions and mail it, along with a copy of your ID, to the Programs division at the address on the form. For a child visitor, mail a copy of their birth certificate too. All IDs and birth certificates are shredded after processing. Allow 5 business days for approval, and the inmate will be notified once you're on the list.

Use TouchPay online or by phone at 1-866-232-1899, or bring cash to the jail's lobby to deposit in person during business hours. Call (207) 947-4585 to confirm current fees and any limits before sending a deposit.

Calls go through Securus, confirmed directly by the Sheriff's Office. Family members can dial 207-922-3898 to reach the jail's automated system from outside. Set up or fund a Securus account so the inmate's calls connect.

Send mail to: [Full Name], Penobscot County Jail, 85 Hammond Street, Bangor, ME 04401. The jail's visitation policy specifically notes that photos and letters must arrive by mail, not be handed over during a visit.

We checked specifically for a downloadable inmate or family handbook PDF and did not find one published on the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office website. What is published instead is a detailed visitation policy page covering scheduling, eligibility, and visitor approval, which this guide draws from directly.

Yes. The Sheriff's Office describes the process directly: the inmate requests the form from their deck officer, and the visitor mails it back with a copy of their ID (and a child's birth certificate, if applicable) to the Programs division. It isn't posted as a downloadable PDF online, so this process has to start with the inmate inside the jail.

Penobscot County Jail is a county jail at 85 Hammond Street in Bangor, Maine, operated by the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office. It holds people awaiting trial or sentencing, people serving shorter county sentences, and people boarded from other Maine counties.

Yes. The jail runs inmate work crews, an inmate helper program, an Education Program that includes GED coursework through Bangor Adult Education, and an Alternative Sentencing Program for some non-violent, short-sentence offenders. These are confirmed on the Sheriff's Office's own website.

The Sheriff's Office has publicly warned that no jail official, sheriff's deputy, or state police officer will ever call you and ask for money over the phone to release someone or resolve a warrant, and none will ask for payment through gift cards, Venmo, or PayPal. If you get a call like this, hang up and call the jail directly at (207) 947-4585 to verify.

85 Hammond Street, Bangor, ME 04401. The main line is (207) 947-4585, and the automated inmate information line is 207-922-3898.