Cordova Police Jail

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The Cordova Police Jail is located at 202 Commerce Street in Cordova, AL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Cordova Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything a person needs to know about the Cordova Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you information that you need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and any comments or tips that might be beneficial to others would be much appreciated.

Cordova Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Cordova Police Jail Inmate List has information about people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to find information about anybody processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to find their inmate information fast if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Cordova Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Cordova Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First you must answer some basic questions, like what is your legal name, address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to make a telephone call so you can get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process will take anywhere from 10 minutes to all day. In other words the faster bail is posted, the faster you can get released from jail. It also depends on if you have a cash bond or if the magistrate still needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and know the release date, expect to get released between 9am and noon.

Cordova Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to provide information about each visitor to the Cordova Police Jail in advance of any visit. This information will be entered in a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each and every visitor will be required to provide proof of identification. Anyone showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so you should call the official Cordova Police Jail at 205-483-7378 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Cordova Police Jail you have to be added to their visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones at Cordova Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Persons currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they must 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, 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 Cordova Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Cordova 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 Cordova 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 Cordova 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 for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records on the 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 them. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, 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 Walker County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are in the public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a case file that includes a docket and any filings and documents filed in your 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

Every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal history. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from any other state. Go to the Walker County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for these crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Cordova Police Jail jail inmates change frequently, so it would be best to review the Cordova Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Cordova 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 Cordova Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 205-483-7378 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 Cordova Police Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates 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 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Cordova Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are much more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. 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 you should 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 eliminated altogether.

The Cordova Police Jail phone number is: 205-483-7378

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money 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 Cordova Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to decrease 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on calling your inmate. 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 in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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