Hornbeck Police Jail

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The Hornbeck Police Jail is located at 1083 Hammond Street in Hornbeck, LA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Hornbeck Police Department.

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

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you information and advice you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it, and also any comments or tips that could be a benefit to others will be appreciated.

Hornbeck Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Hornbeck Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of individuals currently in custody, including current status, and visiting hours. You can find info on anybody booked or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to get their inmate information more quickly if you enter their full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Hornbeck Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Hornbeck Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First you will answer some questions, such as what is your legal name, address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

You will be allowed to use the phone to call family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged may take between 10 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the faster you will be freed. It also depends on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the judge still needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a release date, expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Hornbeck Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to list information about each visitor to the Hornbeck Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be put in a log of approved visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each and every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Hornbeck Police Jail change often, so you should call the official Hornbeck Police Jail at 318-565-4659 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Hornbeck Police Jail you must have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones at Hornbeck Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 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 magazines to an inmate at the Hornbeck Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Hornbeck 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 Hornbeck 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 Hornbeck 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 find out by checking the court records online 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 the officer in charge. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Vernon Parish jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is in the public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file that contains a court docket and all documents filed in your case. You can access your court records online, or at the Vernon Parish Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal past. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You are able to go to the Vernon Parish Courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Hornbeck Police Jail inmates are always changing, so we suggest that you check the Hornbeck Police Jail site before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Hornbeck 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 Hornbeck Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 318-565-4659 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 Hornbeck Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably 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 purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Hornbeck Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are generally more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

The Hornbeck Police Jail phone number is: 318-565-4659

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every 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 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 Hornbeck Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 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 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 significantly on how much it costs you to call 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 cases like this, the jail has set their calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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