Thomaston Police Jail

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The Thomaston Police Jail is located at 125 Main Street in Thomaston, AL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Thomaston Police Department.

This site will tell you information about anything one might want to know about the Thomaston Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Thomaston Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you information you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it, and also any comments or feedback that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Thomaston Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Thomaston Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of individuals currently in custody, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to get the same information on anybody arrested and processed or released in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You can get their inmate information quicker if you’ve got the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Thomaston Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you will have to answer some simple questions, such as your full name, address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call to talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged takes between 30 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you can get released from jail. Also, it will depend on if you have a bond amount or if a magistrate must decide on how much to set your bail at. For a minor offense, you will simply be 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 get released between 9am and noon.

Thomaston Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to give information about each visitor to the Thomaston Police Jail before you can visit. This information will be put in the log for the inmate. Each and every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors showing up late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.

The Thomaston Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so it would be wise to call the official Thomaston Police Jail at 334-627-3434 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

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

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Thomaston Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Persons currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not normally 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 under the age of 18 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Thomaston Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Thomaston 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 Thomaston 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 Thomaston 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can access court records on the website or you can call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Marengo County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a case file that includes a docket and all of the documents filed in the court case. You can access court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal background. These state databases are connected and you can track criminal histories from other states. Go to courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes, which can include, drug Possession, 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 procedure to send money to people in jail are always changing, so check the Thomaston Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Thomaston 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 Thomaston Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 334-627-3434 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 Thomaston Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items 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

All phone calls from the Thomaston Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are usually pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 334-627-3434

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of all of the 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 Thomaston Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 lower your inmates phone charges is 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 significantly on calling your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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