Hillsboro Police Jail

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The Hillsboro Police Jail is located at 11355 Main Street in Hillsboro, AL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Hillsboro Police Department.

This page tells you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Hillsboro Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Hillsboro Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Lawrence County court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to offer advice and information you need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any feedback or comments that might help others would be welcome.

Hillsboro Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Hillsboro Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about individuals who are in jail, including status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find information about anybody arrested and booked or released within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information fast if you’ve got their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Hillsboro Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Hillsboro 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.

The first step is that you will have to answer some basic questions, like what is your full legal name, home address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you make a telephone call so you can talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged will take anywhere from 30 minutes to all day long. In other words the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will be freed. It also can depend on whether or not you have a cash bond or if the judge must decide on how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and have a date of your release, you should plan to get released between 9am and noon.

Hillsboro Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Hillsboro Police Jail in advance. Your visitors will be put in a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each and every visitor will have to provide proof of identification. Any visitors arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies change often, so it would be wise to call the facility at 256-637-6385 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Hillsboro Police Jail you have to be added to this person’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Hillsboro Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 magazines to an inmate at the Hillsboro Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro 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, you can check court records on the website or you can call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. Keep 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 first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Lawrence County jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file containing a docket and any of the documents and filings filed in your case. You can access court records via the internet, or at the Lawrence County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of people’s criminal history. These online databases are linked together and you can track criminal histories from another state. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail are always changing, so visit the Hillsboro Police Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 256-637-6385 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 Hillsboro Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their 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 Hillsboro Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are generally more expensive than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone calls might get cut back or forbidden.

The Hillsboro Police Jail phone number is: 256-637-6385

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all phone calls that inmates make 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 Hillsboro Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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