Stephens Police Jail

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The Stephens Police Jail is located at 103 North 1St in Stephens, AR and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Stephens Police Department.

This guide tells you info about anything one might want to know about the Stephens Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Stephens Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Ouachita County court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to offer information you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it, and any tips or comments that would be beneficial to others is much appreciated.

Stephens Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Stephens Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to get information for anyone arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can get their arrest information more quickly if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Stephens Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Stephens Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

First you must answer some questions, like what is your full name, home address, birth date and contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to make a phone call to talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get released from jail. This process can take anywhere between 15 minutes to all day. In other words the faster you post bail, the faster you will get discharged. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether you have a bond amount or if a magistrate has to determine the amount of bail to be set. For a minor offense, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a release date, you should expect to get discharged in the morning.

Stephens Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Stephens Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will be entered in a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

The Stephens Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so call the facility at 870-786-5480 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Stephens Police Jail you must have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Stephens Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation 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 a 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 Stephens Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Stephens 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 Stephens 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 Stephens 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 an outstanding warrant, you can check arrest warrants on the website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

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

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of someone’s criminal past. These databases are all linked so you can track criminal histories from another state. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any of the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail at the Stephens Police Jail change frequently, so we suggest that you check the Stephens Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Stephens 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 Stephens Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 870-786-5480 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 Stephens 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 use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust 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 Stephens Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are much more expensive than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone calls could be reduced or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 870-786-5480

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of all inmate phone calls 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 Stephens Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 significantly on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where 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 these cases, the jail has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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