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Ragland Police Jail Information

Address

Ragland Police Jail
146 Church Street
Ragland, AL 35131-5444

Phone Number

Phone Number: 205-472-2152

The Ragland Police Jail is located at 146 Church Street in Ragland, AL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Ragland Police Department.

This guide tells you info about anything one might want to know about the Ragland Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Ragland Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find St Clair County court records, and much more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer info that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, please feel free to ask them, and please leave any tips or comments that might be beneficial to others is much appreciated.

Ragland Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member that is in jail and want to contact them? Do you know a friend or family member that has been arrested and you need to find out where they are?

To see who’s in jail at the Ragland Police Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Ragland Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and times you can visit. You can also get information for anybody arrested and booked or released within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to get their arrest information fast if you’ve got the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Ragland Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Ragland Police Jail includes these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you must answer a bunch of questions, like your full legal name, street address, birthdate and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will get to use the phone to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to wear your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. This process can take anywhere between 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the faster you will get discharged. Also, it can depend on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if the magistrate must determine your bail amount. For minor charges, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a date of your release, you should plan to be discharged that morning.

Ragland Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must list information about each visitor to the Ragland Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into the visitation log for the requesting inmate. All visitors will be required to provide identification. Visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so you should call the jail at 205-472-2152 before you try to go to visitation.

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

Before you can visit someone at the Ragland Police Jail you have to be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones at Ragland Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not approved.

If the 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 a family member of the inmate, this 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 Ragland Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Ragland 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

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Ragland Police Jail, use this address:

Ragland Police Jail
146 Church Street
Ragland, AL 35131-5444

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Ragland Police Jail
146 Church Street
Ragland, AL 35131-5444

The mail policy at the Ragland Police Jail is always changing, so review the site before you send a letter to an inmate.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Ragland 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 Ragland 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the St Clair County court website or you can call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a case file that includes a docket sheet and all of the documents filed in the court case. You are able to access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal past. These databases are linked together and you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

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

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail at the Ragland Police Jail can change at any time, so we suggest that you check the Ragland Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Ragland 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 Ragland Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 205-472-2152 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 Ragland Police Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items 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 Ragland Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are typically more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you 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, your ability to use the phone may be limited or cut altogether.

The Ragland Police Jail phone number is: 205-472-2152

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits from 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 Ragland Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 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 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 calling your inmate. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their inmate 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 Ragland Police Jail, click the link below.

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