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Alapaha Police Jail Information

Address

Alapaha Police Jail
80 George Street
Alapaha, GA 31622

Phone Number

Phone Number: 229-532-2424

The Alapaha Police Jail is located at 80 George Street in Alapaha, GA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Alapaha Police Department.

This page will tell you information about anything you might want to know about the Alapaha Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Alapaha Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much much more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer information and advice that you’ll need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask it, and also any comments or tips that could help other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Alapaha Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that has gone to jail and don’t know how to find them? Do you know someone that has been arrested and you don’t know how to find out where they are?

To find out who’s in jail at the Alapaha Police Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Alapaha Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, including current status, and visiting hours. You can find info about anybody processed or discharged within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get the information fast if you have your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Alapaha Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Alapaha Police Jail is made up of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

You will answer a number of questions, such as what is your legal name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

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

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process will take anywhere from 10 minutes to all day long. So, the faster bail is posted, the sooner you will be freed. Also, it will depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a judge still needs to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For minor offenses, 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 discharge date, plan to be released that morning.

Alapaha Police Jail Visitation

Inmates have to give information about each visitor to the Alapaha Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will be put into a log of visitors for the requesting inmate. Every visitor has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the facility at 229-532-2424 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Alapaha Police Jail you have to be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones are allowed at Alapaha Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of 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 under the age of 18 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 Alapaha Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Alapaha 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.

Mailing Address

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Alapaha Police Jail, use this address:

Alapaha Police Jail
80 George Street
Alapaha, GA 31622

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Alapaha Police Jail
80 George Street
Alapaha, GA 31622

The Alapaha Police Jail mail policy changes frequently, so be sure to visit the official website before send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Alapaha 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 Alapaha 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Berrien County jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are public record and these records are accessible 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 containing a docket and all documents filed in the case. You can access the court records on the website, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These state databases are linked together and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for these crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail are always changing, so you should check the Alapaha Police Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Alapaha 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 Alapaha Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 229-532-2424 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 inmateâ€™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 Alapaha Police Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, 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 enough money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Alapaha Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are a lot pricier than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or forbidden completely.

The Alapaha Police Jail phone number is: 229-532-2424

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, 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 Alapaha Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different 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 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison 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 Alapaha Police Jail, click the link below.

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