Augusta Police Jail

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The Augusta Police Jail is located at 109 West Clinton Street in Augusta, MI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Augusta Police Department.

This page tells you information about anything you might need to know about the Augusta Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you info you need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any feedback or comments that could be beneficial to others will be welcome.

Augusta Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Augusta Police Jail Inmate Search has information about people who have been arrested and are in jail, including custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get information on anyone arrested and processed or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can find their inmate information fast if you have their name, birth date, or arrest number.

Augusta Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Augusta Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you will answer some basic questions, such as what is your full name, home address, birth date and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to use the phone so you can contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to wear your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take from 10 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond or if the judge has to figure out the bail amount. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and have a release date, you should plan to get released between 9am and noon.

Augusta Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must give information about each visitor to the Augusta Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered into the visitors log as an Authorized visit. Every visitor has to provide identification. Visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Augusta Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so call the facility at 269-731-4338 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Augusta Police Jail you must be added to their 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 cellphones at Augusta Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Augusta Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Augusta 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 Augusta 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 Augusta 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 for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants online or you can call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Kalamazoo County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. An arrest is public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a case file containing a court docket and all of the documents filed in your case. You can access your court records on the website, or at the Kalamazoo County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal history. These databases are linked together and you can track criminal histories from other states. You can go to the Kalamazoo County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for the following crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to inmates can change at any time, so it would be best to review the Augusta Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Augusta 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 Augusta Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 269-731-4338 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 Augusta Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary daily, 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 commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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

All phone calls from the Augusta Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are typically more expensive than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear 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, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or cut altogether.

The Augusta Police Jail phone number is: 269-731-4338

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits off of all of the 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 Augusta Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of 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 learning how to lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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