Abbeville Police Jail

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The Abbeville Police Jail is located at 304 South State Street in Abbeville, LA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Abbeville Police Department.

This page will tell you info about anything you might want to know about the Abbeville Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the advice and information that you’ll need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have a question, feel free to ask them, and also any tips or comments that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Abbeville Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Abbeville Police Jail Inmate Roster has information about people who are in jail, including custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get info on anyone arrested and booked or released within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can get the information faster if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Abbeville Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Abbeville Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First you have to answer a number of questions, like your legal name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

They will allow you to use the telephone so you can contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process may take between 10 minutes to all day long. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the faster you can get released from jail. Also, it depends on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a judge has to figure out the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a date of your release, you should expect to be released that morning.

Abbeville Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must give information about each visitor to the Abbeville Police Jail in advance. Your visitors will be entered into the visitors log for the inmate. Each and every visitor must provide identification. Any visitors arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

The Abbeville Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so you should call the jail at 337-893-2511 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Abbeville Police Jail you must have your name on their visitation list.

Make sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones at Abbeville Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Persons on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If a 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 under the age of 18 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Abbeville Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Abbeville 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 Abbeville 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 Abbeville 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 believe you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check court records on the Vermilion Parish jail website or you are able to call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, 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, by phone, go there in person, or look online. Records of arrests are public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file containing a court docket and any documents filed in your court case. You are able to access the court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of people’s criminal background. These state databases are linked together and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Abbeville Police Jail inmates can change at any time, so review the Abbeville Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Abbeville 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 Abbeville Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 337-893-2511 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 Abbeville Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, 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 enough money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Abbeville Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are a lot 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 every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the jail rules, phone privileges may be limited or forbidden.

Phone Number: 337-893-2511

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits from all of the 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 Abbeville Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 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 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 in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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