Goodwater Police Jail

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The Goodwater Police Jail is located at 51 Main Street in Goodwater, AL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Goodwater Police Department.

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

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give information that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Goodwater Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Goodwater Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, including custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find info for anybody arrested and booked or released in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You can find the information fast if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Goodwater Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Goodwater Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First you have to answer some basic questions, like your full name, address, birthdate and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll 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 discharged.

You will be allowed to use the phone in order to talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged takes from 15 minutes to all day. In other words the faster bail is posted, the sooner you will get out of jail. It also depends on whether or not you have a cash bond or if a magistrate still needs to decide on how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a release date, expect to be discharged that morning.

Goodwater Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give each visitor’s name to the Goodwater Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will be put in a log of approved visitors for the inmate. All visitors must provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so call the official Goodwater Police Jail at 256-839-6321 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Goodwater Police Jail you must first be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Goodwater Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of the inmate, they will have to 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Goodwater Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Goodwater 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 Goodwater 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 Goodwater 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 check the court records on the website or you can call the court. You have to have the person’s 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, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of someone’s criminal past. These databases are all linked and you can track criminal histories from any other state. Go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail are always changing, so review the Goodwater Police Jail website when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Goodwater 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 Goodwater Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 256-839-6321 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 Goodwater Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep 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 a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Goodwater Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are usually more expensive than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone may be limited or totally denied.

Phone Number: 256-839-6321

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly 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 from all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Goodwater Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 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 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 has set their phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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