Abbeville Police Jail

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The Abbeville Police Jail is located at 8 Business 7 in Abbeville, MS and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Abbeville Police Department.

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

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information you need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask it, and also any feedback or comments that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Abbeville Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Abbeville Police Jail Inmate Roster has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find information about anybody booked or discharged within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find their inmate information more quickly if you have the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Abbeville Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Abbeville Police Jail takes you through 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.

You must answer some questions, such as what is your full legal name, your 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 your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will let you make a phone call to contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take anywhere between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will get released. Also, it depends on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a judge still needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the discharge date, expect to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Abbeville Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list information about each visitor to the Abbeville Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will be put into a log of visitors for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Abbeville Police Jail are always changing, so you should call the jail at 662-234-8588 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Abbeville Police Jail you must be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

Be sure to bring 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 mobile phones are allowed at Abbeville Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If the 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 younger than 18 years old and is not related to 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 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 think you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records on the website or you are able to call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, 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, either by phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a court case file that contains a docket sheet and any filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access your court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal history. These state databases are all linked so you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You are able to go to courthouse and check in person, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates is likely to change, so be sure to double check the Abbeville Police Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.

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 662-234-8588 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 purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products like 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 made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are generally more costly than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone calls could be reduced or cut altogether.

The Abbeville Police Jail phone number is: 662-234-8588

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits 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 Abbeville Police Jail. The prices 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out how to decrease 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 calling your inmate. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases 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 will be able to 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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