Cordele Police Jail

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The Cordele Police Jail is located at 501 North 7Th Street in Cordele, GA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Cordele Police Department.

This guide tells you information about anything related to the Cordele Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Crisp County court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information and advice that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or feedback that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Cordele Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Cordele Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people currently in custody, including custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to get information about anybody who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information more quickly if you have your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Cordele Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Cordele Police Jail includes each of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

You will have to answer a bunch of questions, like your legal name, home address, birth date and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you make a phone call so you can get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process takes anywhere from 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you can get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether or not you have a cash bond or if the magistrate has to figure out your 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 release date, you should expect to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Cordele Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list each visitor’s name to the Cordele Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be put in the log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies change often, so we suggest that you call the official Cordele Police Jail at 229-273-3102 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Cordele Police Jail you must first have your name on their approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Cordele Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons probation, parole, or other community 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 a 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Cordele Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Cordele 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 Cordele 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 Cordele 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 for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants on the Crisp County jail website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have their 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, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Crisp County jail, by phone, go there in person, or look online. An arrest is public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a court case file that includes a docket and any 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 keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal history. These databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for these crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Cordele Police Jail jail inmates can change at any time, so be sure to double check the Cordele Police Jail site before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Cordele 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 Cordele Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 229-273-3102 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 Cordele Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

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

All phone calls from the Cordele Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are generally more expensive than phone calls made at home. 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 are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 229-273-3102

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all inmate phone calls 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 Cordele Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 finding out 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances 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 cases like this, the jail has set their phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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