Ringgold Police Jail

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The Ringgold Police Jail is located at 2135 Hall Street in Ringgold, LA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Ringgold Police Department.

This site will tell you information about anything related to the Ringgold Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Ringgold Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Bienville Parish court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer information you need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have a question, just ask it, and please leave any comments or feedback that would help others is much appreciated.

Ringgold Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Ringgold Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of individuals who are in jail, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find info about anyone arrested and booked or discharged in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find their arrest information quicker if you have their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Ringgold Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Ringgold Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

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

You have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your full name, your address, birthdate and contact person, and you will also be asked 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 get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to make a telephone call in order to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail may take from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster bail is posted, the faster you will be released. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if the magistrate needs to determine the bail amount. For a minor offense, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a date of your release, you should expect to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Ringgold Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Ringgold Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will be put into a log of visitors as an Authorized visit. All visitors must provide identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so you should call the facility at 318-894-4699 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Ringgold Police Jail you must first be on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Ringgold Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Persons on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 younger than 18 years of age 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Ringgold Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Ringgold 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 Ringgold 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 Ringgold 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 are able to check the court records on the Bienville Parish court website or you are able to call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. 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 the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Bienville Parish jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is in the public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a case file containing a docket sheet and any filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal background. These databases are all connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for crimes, which include, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Ringgold Police Jail inmates is likely to change, so visit the Ringgold Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Ringgold 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 Ringgold Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 318-894-4699 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 Ringgold Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear 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 an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products including 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 Ringgold Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are much pricier than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or forbidden completely.

The Ringgold Police Jail phone number is: 318-894-4699

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits 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 Ringgold Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 finding 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison 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 Ringgold Police Jail, click the link below.

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