Henderson Police Jail

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The Henderson Police Jail is located at 1007 Amy Street in Henderson, LA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Henderson Police Department.

This page tells you info about anything one might want to know about the Henderson Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Henderson Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find St Martin Parish court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the advice and information that you’ll need to make the process a lot easier. If you have questions, just ask it, and also any feedback or comments that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Henderson Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Henderson Police Jail Inmate List is a roster of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to get the same information about anyone booked or discharged within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to get their arrest information faster if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Henderson Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Henderson Police Jail includes the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First, you have to answer some basic questions, such as what is your full legal name, address, birth date and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to use the phone to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged takes anywhere from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will get released. Also, how fast you get released might depend on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a discharge date, plan to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Henderson Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to give each visitor’s name to the Henderson Police Jail before you can visit. This information will be entered in the log as an approved visitor. All visitors has to provide identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the jail at 337-228-2065 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Henderson Police Jail you must have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Henderson Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 younger than 18 years old and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor 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 Henderson Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Henderson 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 Henderson 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 Henderson 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can check the arrest warrants inquiry on the St Martin Parish court website or you can call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a case file that contains a docket sheet and any of the documents and filings filed in the case. You can access court records on their website, or at the St Martin Parish Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These databases are all linked so you can track criminal histories from any other state. You can go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to someone in jail at the Henderson Police Jail might change, so we suggest that you visit the Henderson Police Jail site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Henderson 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 Henderson Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 337-228-2065 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 Henderson Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Henderson Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are a lot more costly than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or forbidden completely.

The Henderson Police Jail phone number is: 337-228-2065

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from 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 Henderson Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 learning 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 inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where 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 facility has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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