Gonzales Police Jail

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The Gonzales Police Jail is located at 120 South Irma Boulevard in Gonzales, LA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Gonzales Police Department.

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

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the info you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any tips or comments that would be a benefit to others will be welcome.

Gonzales Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Gonzales Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes current status, and times you can visit. You can also find information about anyone who has been arrested or released within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can get their inmate information faster if you have the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Gonzales Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Gonzales Police Jail includes 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.

You will answer some questions, like your full name, your address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will allow you to use the telephone to call family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged may take anywhere between 30 minutes to all day long. So, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will get discharged. Also, it will depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the magistrate needs to decide on the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a discharge date, expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Gonzales Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Gonzales Police Jail in advance. This information will be entered in the visitors log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Gonzales Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so you should call the official Gonzales Police Jail at 225-647-9540 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

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

Be sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at Gonzales Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Gonzales Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Gonzales 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 Gonzales 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 Gonzales 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 might have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records online or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear 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, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and any documents and filings filed in the case. You are able to access the court records online, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal background. These state databases are all linked and you can track criminal histories from another state. Go to the Ascension Parish Courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Gonzales Police Jail jail inmates could change, so visit the Gonzales Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Gonzales 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 Gonzales Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 225-647-9540 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 Gonzales Police Jail store. You can buy different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

The only phone calls that Gonzales Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are generally pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. 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 every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules, phone privileges may be limited or eliminated altogether.

The Gonzales Police Jail phone number is: 225-647-9540

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 Gonzales Police Jail. The rates 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 state prisons and local jails finding out how to decrease 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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