Zachary Police Jail

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The Zachary Police Jail is located at 4510 Main Street in Zachary, LA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Zachary Police Department.

This site tells you information about anything you might want to know about the Zachary Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find East Baton Rouge Parish court records, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information and tips you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask them, and any comments or tips that would be a benefit to others will be appreciated.

Zachary Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Zachary Police Jail Inmate List is a list of individuals currently in custody, including status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to find info on anybody arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find the information more quickly if you’ve got the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Zachary Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Zachary Police Jail includes the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first step is that you will have to answer some basic questions, like what is your full name, address, date of birth and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

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

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, they will let you wear your street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take anywhere between 30 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you can get out of jail. Also, it can depend on whether or not you’ve got a bond amount or if the magistrate has to figure out how much to set your bail at. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, you should plan to get released between 9am and noon.

Zachary Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Zachary Police Jail before you can visit. This information will go in the visitors log as an approved visitor. Each visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors showing up late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures can change, so we suggest that you call the jail at 225-654-9393 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Zachary Police Jail you must be added to their approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Zachary Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not going to be 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, the minor 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 magazines to an inmate at the Zachary Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Zachary 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 Zachary 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 Zachary 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 an outstanding warrant, you can access arrest warrants inquiry on the East Baton Rouge Parish jail website or you are able to call the jail. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. 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 first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the East Baton Rouge Parish jail, by phone, go there in person, or look online. Arrest records are in the 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. These records include a court case file that includes a court docket and any documents and filings filed in your court case. You are able to access the court records via the internet, or at the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of a person’s criminal history. These databases are linked together and you can track criminal convictions from any other state. Go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive 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 DUI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail at the Zachary Police Jail are always changing, so be sure to check the Zachary Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Zachary 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 Zachary Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 225-654-9393 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 Zachary Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

The only phone calls that Zachary Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are usually pricier than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about 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 under any sort of disciplinary procedure, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 225-654-9393

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all 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 Zachary 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to lower 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on calling your inmate. In some cases, 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 calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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