Colquitt Police Jail

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The Colquitt Police Jail is located at 154 West Street in Colquitt, GA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Colquitt Police Department.

This guide tells you information about anything a person needs to know about the Colquitt Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Colquitt Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information and tips that you need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and any tips or comments that would be a benefit to others is much appreciated.

Colquitt Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Colquitt Police Jail Inmate Search has information about people who are in jail, including custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get info for anyone booked or released within the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to get the information fast if you enter your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or arrest number.

Colquitt Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Colquitt Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

The first step is that you have to answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your legal name, home address, birth date and contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will let you use the telephone to call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, if not you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. This process will take between 10 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you can get released from jail. It also will depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to figure out your bail amount. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the date of your release, expect to be released in the morning.

Colquitt Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Colquitt Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be put in a Visiting log for the inmate. Each and every visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Colquitt Police Jail frequently change, so we suggest that you call the official Colquitt Police Jail at 229-758-3311 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Colquitt Police Jail you have to first be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Colquitt Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If the 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 and is not a family member of 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 Colquitt Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Colquitt 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 Colquitt 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 Colquitt 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 an outstanding warrant, you can check arrest warrants on the website or you can call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Miller County jail, either by phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a court case file that contains a docket and all of the filings and documents filed in the court case. You are able to access the court records on the website, or at the Miller County 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 so you can track criminal histories from another state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for the following crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Colquitt Police Jail inmates could change, so check the Colquitt Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Colquitt 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 Colquitt Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 229-758-3311 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 Colquitt Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary on a daily basis, 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, 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 Colquitt Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are much more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the jail rules, phone calls might get cut back or forbidden.

The Colquitt Police Jail phone number is: 229-758-3311

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 they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits from all of the 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 Colquitt Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be 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. In some cases, we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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