De Witt Police Jail

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The De Witt Police Jail is located at 120 Court Square in De Witt, AR and is a medium security police department jail operated by the De Witt Police Department.

This site will tell you information about everything a person needs to know about the De Witt Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the De Witt Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information and advice that you need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have specific questions, just ask them, and also any tips or comments that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

De Witt Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The De Witt Police Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, including current status, and visiting hours. You can also find information about anyone arrested and processed or discharged in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You can find their arrest information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

De Witt Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the De Witt Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

The first step is that you must answer a number of questions, like your legal name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

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 keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail takes anywhere from 10 minutes to all day. In other words the quicker you post bail, the faster you will get released. Also, how fast you get released depends on if you’ve got a bond amount or if a judge must determine the bail amount. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and know the date of your release, expect to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

De Witt Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to provide each visitor’s name to the De Witt Police Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will be entered in a log of visitors for the requesting inmate. Each visitor is required to provide identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at De Witt Police Jail are always changing, so call the facility at 870-946-2496 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the De Witt Police Jail you must first have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

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

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 under the age of 18 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 magazines to an inmate at the De Witt Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the De Witt 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 De Witt 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 De Witt 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 access court records online or you can call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Arkansas County jail, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal past. These databases are linked together so you can track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any of the following crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to De Witt Police Jail jail inmates could change, so check the De Witt Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at De Witt 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 De Witt Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 870-946-2496 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 De Witt Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the De Witt Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are typically pricier than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges may be limited or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 870-946-2496

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all 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 De Witt 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 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 state prisons and local jails finding out 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 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 won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their phone 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 De Witt Police Jail, click the link below.

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