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Homewood Police Jail Information

Address

Homewood Police Jail
1833 29Th Avenue South
Homewood, AL 35209-2615

Phone Number

Phone: 205-332-6204

The Homewood Police Jail is located at 1833 29Th Avenue South in Homewood, AL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Homewood Police Department.

This guide tells you information about anything one might want to know about the Homewood Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information and records, and lots more.

Introduction

This guide is meant to give info that you’ll need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have specific questions, just ask them, and also any comments or tips that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Homewood Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that is in jail and don’t know how to contact them? Do you know a family member or friend who has been arrested and you want to find out where they are?

To find out who is in jail at the Homewood Police Jail you will need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

First Name

Last Name

State

Who’s In Jail

The Homewood Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of individuals who are in jail, which includes current status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to find info about anyone arrested and processed or released in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to find the information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Homewood Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Homewood Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you will have to answer a number of questions, like what is your legal name, street address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will get to make a phone call to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

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

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged may take from 10 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you can get out of jail. It also might depend on whether you have a cash bond amount or if the judge needs to decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and know the release date, expect to be released in the morning.

Homewood Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Homewood Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will be entered into a Visiting log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies can change, so you should call the facility at 205-332-6204 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Homewood Police Jail you must first be on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Homewood Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the 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 a 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Homewood Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Homewood 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.

Mailing Address

The address that you should use if you are sending a letter to an inmate at the Homewood Police Jail is:

Homewood Police Jail
1833 29Th Avenue South
Homewood, AL 35209-2615

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Homewood Police Jail
1833 29Th Avenue South
Homewood, AL 35209-2615

The mail policy at the Homewood Police Jail changes often, so you should review the official Homewood Police Jail site before you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Homewood 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 Homewood 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the Jefferson County jail website or you can call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or look online. Records of arrests are public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a case file that contains a court docket and any of the documents filed in the court case. You are able to access your court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal history. These databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal convictions from any other state. You are able to go to the Jefferson County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Homewood Police Jail jail inmates change frequently, so you should check the Homewood Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Homewood 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 Homewood Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 205-332-6204 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 inmateâ€™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 Homewood Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have money in their account. These items 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Homewood Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are usually more costly than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or totally denied.

The Homewood Police Jail phone number is: 205-332-6204

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of all 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 Homewood Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 learning 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on inmate phone calls. 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 phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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