Guntown Police Jail

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The Guntown Police Jail is located at 1589 Main Street in Guntown, MS and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Guntown Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about everything one might want to know about the Guntown Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

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

Guntown Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Guntown Police Jail Inmate Search has information about individuals currently in custody, which includes status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to get information for anybody booked or released in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get their arrest information quicker if you enter your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Guntown Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Guntown Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

You must answer some simple questions, such as what is your full legal name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will get to use the telephone so you can talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process can take anywhere between 10 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the magistrate needs to determine the bail amount. For minor charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, you should plan to be released between 9am and noon.

Guntown Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide each visitor’s name to the Guntown Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will go into a Visiting log for the inmate. Each visitor must provide proof of identification. Any visitors arriving late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Guntown Police Jail are always changing, so call the facility at 662-348-2208 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Guntown Police Jail you have to first have your name on 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 without it.

No phones at Guntown Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anybody on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. 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 will have to 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Guntown Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Guntown 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 Guntown 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 Guntown 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check court records on the website or call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

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

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file that includes a docket and any documents and filings filed in your court case. You are able to access your court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. Go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail at the Guntown Police Jail could change, so you should visit the Guntown Police Jail site before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Guntown 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 Guntown Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 662-348-2208 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 Guntown Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products including 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 Guntown Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are a lot more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to 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 a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or forbidden completely.

The Guntown Police Jail phone number is: 662-348-2208

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set 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 Guntown Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we will not 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 in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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