Bear Creek Police Jail

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The Bear Creek Police Jail is located at 341 Main Street in Bear Creek, AL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Bear Creek Police Department.

This page will tell you info about everything you might need to know about the Bear Creek Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Bear Creek Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give information and tips that you need to make going to jail easier. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask them, and please leave any comments or feedback that could help other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Bear Creek Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Bear Creek Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of people who are in jail, including status, and schedule for visitation. You can find info on anyone who has been arrested or released within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate the information quicker if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Bear Creek Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Bear Creek Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First you will have to answer a number of questions, such as what is your full legal name, your address, date of birth and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will allow you to make a phone call so you can contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged will take between 10 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. How quickly you get discharged can depend on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if the magistrate has to decide on your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a release date, you should plan to be released that morning.

Bear Creek Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Bear Creek Police Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will be put into the visitors log as an Authorized visit. All visitors must provide proof of identification. Anyone showing up late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so it would be wise to call the jail at 205-486-4707 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Bear Creek Police Jail you must first be added to this person’s visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones are allowed at Bear Creek Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Bear Creek Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Bear Creek 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 Bear Creek 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 Bear Creek 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 for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records on the Marion County court website or you are able to call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Bear in mind 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 possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a court case file that includes a court docket and all of the documents and filings filed in your case. You can access court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of a person’s criminal history. These state databases are connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You can go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates could change, so it would be best to visit the Bear Creek Police Jail website before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Bear Creek 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 Bear Creek Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 205-486-4707 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 Bear Creek Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have money in their trust account. These products 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Bear Creek Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are generally more expensive than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls may be limited or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 205-486-4707

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services 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 of the 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 Bear Creek Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 finding out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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