Madison Police Jail

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The Madison Police Jail is located at 118 North Main Street in Madison, GA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Madison Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything one might want to know about the Madison Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

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

Madison Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Madison Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find the same information for anybody arrested and booked or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can find their arrest information faster if you have their name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Madison Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Madison Police Jail includes each of these steps:

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

First, you will answer a number of questions, such as what is your full legal name, address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will allow you to use the phone in order to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to wear your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged will take from 15 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you can get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if a judge must decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the release date, you should plan to be discharged in the morning.

Madison Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to give each visitor’s name to the Madison Police Jail in advance. Your visitors will go in a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

The Madison Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so it would be wise to call the facility at 706-342-1200 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Madison Police Jail you have to have your name on their visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones at Madison Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 younger than 18 years old 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 Madison Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Madison 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 Madison 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 Madison 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the court records online or call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Morgan County jail, on the phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file that includes a docket and any of the filings and documents filed in your court case. You are able to access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of people’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked so you can track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to the Morgan County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for the following crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to inmates at the Madison Police Jail is likely to change, so we suggest that you visit the Madison Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Madison 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 Madison Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 706-342-1200 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 Madison Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Madison Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are much pricier than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or forbidden.

The Madison Police Jail phone number is: 706-342-1200

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. 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 Madison Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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