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Picayune Police Jail Information

Address

Picayune Police Jail
328 South Main Street
Picayune, MS 39466-4416

Phone Number

Phone Number: 601-798-7411

The Picayune Police Jail is located at 328 South Main Street in Picayune, MS and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Picayune Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about anything you might need to know about the Picayune Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Picayune Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and lots more.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you advice and information that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Picayune Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member that is locked up and want to contact them? Do you know a family member or friend that has been arrested and you don’t know how to locate them?

To find out who’s in jail at the Picayune Police Jail you will need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Picayune Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people who have been arrested and are in custody, including current status, and visiting schedule. You can also get the same information about anybody processed or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find the information fast if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Picayune Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Picayune Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

You have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your full legal name, street address, date of birth and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

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

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

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process may take from 15 minutes to all day long. So, the faster you post bail, the faster you can get released from jail. It also might depend on whether you’ve been given a bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to determine how much to set your bail at. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the release date, you should plan to be released between 9am and noon.

Picayune Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must list each visitor’s full name to the Picayune Police Jail before you can visit. This information will go into a log of approved visitors as an authorized visitor. Every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so you should call the official Picayune Police Jail at 601-798-7411 before you go to the jail to visit.

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 an inmate at the Picayune Police Jail you have to first be added to their visitation list.

Make 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 phones at Picayune Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not normally 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 a family member of the inmate, the minor 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 Picayune Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Picayune 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

Use this address when sending a letter to someone incarcerated at Picayune Police Jail:

Picayune Police Jail
328 South Main Street
Picayune, MS 39466-4416

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Picayune Police Jail
328 South Main Street
Picayune, MS 39466-4416

The Picayune Police Jail inmate mail policy can change, so we suggest that you review the site when 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 Picayune 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 Picayune 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 are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Pearl River County jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and these records are 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 docket and all of the filings and documents filed in the case. You are able to access court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of a person’s criminal past. These state databases are all linked so you can track criminal histories from other states. Go to the Pearl River County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for crimes, which include, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Picayune Police Jail jail inmates is likely to change, so it would be best to check the Picayune Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Picayune 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 Picayune Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 601-798-7411 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 Picayune Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably need to buy things from 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 purchase if they have enough money in their trust 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

All phone calls from the Picayune Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are much more expensive than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone privileges could be reduced or cut altogether.

The Picayune Police Jail phone number is: 601-798-7411

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all inmate phone calls 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 Picayune Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we won’t 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 inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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