Oxford County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds

The Oxford County Jail, 26 Western Ave., South Paris, ME 04281. Phone: 207-743-5870.

For about ten years it has run as a 72-hour holding facility. People who stay longer are sent to full-service jails elsewhere in Maine.

• Alternative number: Oxford County Sheriff's Office, 26 Western Ave., Paris, ME 04281; 207-743-9554

If bail is posted quickly, release happens in South Paris. If not, the person may be moved far from home, which makes visits and meetings with a lawyer harder. Call 207-743-5870 to learn where the person is now.

For a booking at 26 Western Ave. in South Paris, the hour matters. A bail commissioner, unless a judge already wrote the amount on a warrant. Commissioners may not handle murder cases and may not change a judge's figure. Their fee tops out at $60 under 15 M.R.S. §1023.

Ask the Western Avenue jail what form of payment is taken and whether a surety needs property papers. Account deposits for food or phone time are a different thing; see our money page, commissary page, and phone page.

Often, yes. Many people leave the South Paris jail without paying. Under 15 M.R.S. §1026 a judge or commissioner first considers a personal recognizance release or an unsecured bond. For most Class E crimes, money bail is not allowed; domestic violence and some other crimes are exceptions.

An Oxford release order will include staying out of trouble and agreeing not to contest extradition. No-contact or alcohol limits may be added. Breaking a term is its own crime under 15 M.R.S. §1092.

• Oxford County Superior Court, 26 Western Ave., South Paris, ME 04281; 207-743-8936
• South Paris District Court, 26 Western Ave., South Paris, ME 04281; 207-743-8942
• Rumford District Court, 145 Congress St., Rumford, ME 04276; 207-364-7171

See our court page.

Bail reviews for cases happen in South Paris or Rumford. A defense attorney can file to change bail. People without funds can seek a court-appointed attorney through the Tri-County public defender office of the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services.

Repayment comes through the South Paris or Rumford clerk once the Oxford matter ends with a perfect attendance record. A missed date can mean the money is lost.

The South Paris jail can receive ICE requests. ICE's Form I-247A asks a jail to keep someone up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released, under 8 CFR 287.7(d). 5 M.R.S. §4763 and §4764 says the South Paris jail cannot hold a person only on that request and must hand the person a copy. The ICE detainee locator shows people in ICE custody.

These go to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine, 156 Federal St., Portland, ME 04101; 207-780-3356.

Call the South Paris jail first at 207-743-5870, or the Oxford County Sheriff's Office at 207-743-9554. If the person is not there, try the jails in bordering Maine counties:

• Androscoggin County: Androscoggin County Jail, 40 Pleasant St., Auburn, ME 04210; 207-753-2500, ext. 1992
• Cumberland County: Cumberland County Jail, 50 County Way, Portland, ME 04102; 207-774-5939
• Franklin County: Franklin County Detention Center, 121 County Way, Farmington, ME 04938; 207-778-3032
• York County: York County Jail, 149 Jordan Springs Rd., Alfred, ME 04002; 207-324-9001