Gosnell Police Jail

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The Gosnell Police Jail is located at 307 South Air Base Highway in Gosnell, AR and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Gosnell Police Department.

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

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Introduction

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

Gosnell Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Gosnell Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, including status, and visiting hours. Also, you can get the same information for anyone processed or released in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate the information fast if you enter the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Gosnell Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Gosnell Police Jail is made up of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

You have to answer some basic questions, like your full name, 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 number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will get to make a telephone call in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process takes anywhere between 30 minutes to all day. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will get let go. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether or not you’ve got a bond amount or if the magistrate must decide on the amount of bail to be set. For a minor offense, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the date of your release, plan to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Gosnell Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give each visitor’s full name to the Gosnell Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitors will go in a log of visitors for the inmate. All visitors has to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

The Gosnell Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so make sure that you call the jail at 870-532-8545 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Gosnell Police Jail you have to have your name on their approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Gosnell Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anybody currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If the 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Gosnell Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Gosnell 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 Gosnell 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 Gosnell 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 might have an outstanding warrant, you can check the court records on the website or you can call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Bear in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is in the public record and this is accessible by the public.

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 court docket and all of the documents filed in your case. You can access your court records on their website, or at the Mississippi County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of people’s criminal history. These databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from any other state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Gosnell Police Jail inmates might change, so be sure to check the Gosnell Police Jail website before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Gosnell 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 Gosnell Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 870-532-8545 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 Gosnell Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money 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

All phone calls from the Gosnell Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are usually pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, 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 rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Gosnell Police Jail phone number is: 870-532-8545

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the inmate phone calls are shared 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 Gosnell Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on inmate phone calls. 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 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 Gosnell Police Jail, click the link below.

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