Gadsden Police Jail

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The Gadsden Police Jail is located at 229 High Street in Gadsden, TN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Gadsden Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about everything one might want to know about the Gadsden Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Gadsden Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you information that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a specific question, just ask it, and any feedback or comments that would help others is welcome.

Gadsden Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Gadsden Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of individuals who have been arrested, which includes current status, and visiting hours. Also, you can get information about anyone processed or released within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can get their inmate information fast if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Gadsden Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Gadsden Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First, you have to answer some simple questions, like what is your legal name, address, birth date and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

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

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process will take anywhere from 15 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will get out of jail. It also will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if a magistrate needs to determine the bail amount. For a minor offense, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the date of your release, you should plan to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Gadsden Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give each visitor’s name to the Gadsden Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will be put into a Visiting log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so make sure that you call the jail at 731-696-2104 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Gadsden Police Jail you have to first be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Gadsden Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Gadsden Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Gadsden 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 Gadsden 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 Gadsden 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 find out by checking the arrest warrants online or call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Crockett County jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a court case file that includes a court docket and any documents and filings filed in the case. You can access the court records via the internet, or at the Crockett County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of someone’s criminal history. These state databases are all linked so you can track criminal convictions from another state. You are able to go to 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, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for crimes, which include, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Gadsden Police Jail inmates can change at any time, so we suggest that you check the Gadsden Police Jail website when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Gadsden 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 Gadsden Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 731-696-2104 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 Gadsden Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably want to use the commissary every day, 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 money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Gadsden Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are usually pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but bear 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 may be limited or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Gadsden Police Jail phone number is: 731-696-2104

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each 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 these phone service providers make from all of the 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 Gadsden Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 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 calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not 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 so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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