Columbus Police Jail

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The Columbus Police Jail is located at 1501 Main Street in Columbus, MS and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Columbus Police Department.

This site will tell you information about everything a person needs to know about the Columbus Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer information and advice you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it, and any tips or comments that would help others would be much appreciated.

Columbus Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Columbus Police Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of people who have been arrested, including custody status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find the same information for anyone who has been arrested or released within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate their arrest information fast if you’ve got their full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Columbus Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Columbus Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

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

First, you will have to answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your full legal name, address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will allow you to make a telephone call so you can get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, if not you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process will take from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the quicker you post bail, the faster you will get let go. Also, it will depend on whether you have a cash bond amount or if the judge must figure out the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, you should plan to get released in the morning.

Columbus Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Columbus Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into a log of approved visitors as an Authorized visit. Each visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so call the jail at 662-244-3528 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

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

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

No mobile phones at Columbus Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to 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, this 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 Columbus Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Columbus 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 Columbus 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 Columbus 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 the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you can call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Keep 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 have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Lowndes County jail, by phone, go there in person, or look online. Records of arrests are public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file that contains a court docket and all of the documents filed in the court case. You are able to access your court records online, or at the Lowndes County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal history. These online databases are linked together so you can track criminal histories from another state. You can go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for these crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates at the Columbus Police Jail can change at any time, so double check the Columbus Police Jail website before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Columbus 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 Columbus Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 662-244-3528 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 Columbus Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely 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 inmates can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Columbus Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are much pricier than regular phone calls. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the jail rules, phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 662-244-3528

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 profits 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 Columbus 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 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 a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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