Mansfield Police Jail

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The Mansfield Police Jail is located at 200 North Sebascott Avenue in Mansfield, AR and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Mansfield Police Department.

This page tells you info about anything related to the Mansfield Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Mansfield Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the advice and information that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask it, and any comments or feedback that might be a benefit to others will be appreciated.

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Who’s In Jail

The Mansfield Police Jail Inmate List has information about people who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find information for anybody arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information faster if you’ve got their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Mansfield Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Mansfield Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

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

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

You will then be allowed to use the phone in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process can take between 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. Also, how fast you get released depends on if you have a bond amount or if the magistrate has to figure out how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a date of your release, you should expect to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Mansfield Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list each visitor’s full name to the Mansfield Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will go in the visitors log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so call the facility at 479-928-5700 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Mansfield Police Jail you have to be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

Make 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 Mansfield Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If a 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 old and is not a family member of 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Mansfield Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Mansfield 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 Mansfield 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 Mansfield 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 access arrest warrants online or call the court. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. Bear in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, go there 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 and available to anyone. These records include a case file that contains a docket sheet and all of the documents and filings filed in your court case. You are able to 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 their state citizen’s criminal past. These databases are connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. Go to courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail could change, so it would be best to visit the Mansfield Police Jail website before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Mansfield 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 Mansfield Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 479-928-5700 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 Mansfield Police Jail store. You can buy a number of 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 sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products including 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 Mansfield Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are typically more costly than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted 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 every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules, phone privileges may be limited or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 479-928-5700

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make from all inmate phone calls are shared 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 Mansfield Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 finding out how to lower 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 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 prisons or jails where 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 cases like this, the jail has set their phone rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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