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Swifton Police Jail Information

Address

Swifton Police Jail
110 1St Street
Swifton, AR 72471

Phone Number

Phone: 870-485-2600

The Swifton Police Jail is located at 110 1St Street in Swifton, AR and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Swifton Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about everything you might need to know about the Swifton Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and much, much more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give info that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or feedback that might help others will be appreciated.

Swifton Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that is locked up and want to find out where they are? Do you know somebody that’s been arrested and you need to find out where they are?

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

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Swifton Police Jail Inmate Search has information about people who have been arrested, including status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get the same information for anybody processed or released in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find their inmate information more quickly if you enter the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Swifton Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Swifton Police Jail takes you through these steps:

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

First, you have to answer some questions, such as what is your full legal name, street address, date of birth and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will then be allowed to make a telephone call so you can contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. The discharge process takes from 15 minutes to all day. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will get discharged. Also, it might depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the magistrate needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and know the release date, you should plan to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Swifton Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide each visitor’s full name to the Swifton Police Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will go in the visitation log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor has to provide identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

The Swifton Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so you should call the official Swifton Police Jail at 870-485-2600 before you 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 an inmate at the Swifton Police Jail you have to be added to this person’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Swifton Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to the inmate, they will have to 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, this 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 Swifton Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Swifton 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 mailing address for the Swifton Police Jail is:

Swifton Police Jail
110 1St Street
Swifton, AR 72471

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Swifton Police Jail
110 1St Street
Swifton, AR 72471

The Swifton Police Jail mail policy changes frequently, so review the official Swifton Police Jail site when you send a letter.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Swifton 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 Swifton 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 might have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants on the Jackson County jail website or you can call the court. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is in the public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file containing a docket sheet and all of the filings and documents filed in your court case. You are able to access court records via the internet, or at the Jackson County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of people’s criminal background. These state databases are linked together and you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates at the Swifton Police Jail are always changing, so it would be best to visit the Swifton Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Swifton 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 Swifton Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 870-485-2600 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 Swifton Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Swifton Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are usually more costly than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about 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 break the jail rules, phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 870-485-2600

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 the prices. 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 Swifton Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 finding out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. 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 these cases, the jail has set their calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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