Gurdon Police Jail

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The Gurdon Police Jail is located at 103 East Maple Street in Gurdon, AR and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Gurdon Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything a person needs to know about the Gurdon Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Clark County court records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give info that you need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask them, and also any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Gurdon Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Gurdon Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get information for anybody arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information more quickly if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Gurdon Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Gurdon Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

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

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer some simple questions, like what is your legal name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

You will then be allowed to make a telephone call to contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process takes anywhere between 10 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will get discharged. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether you have a cash bond or if a judge must decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a release date, plan to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Gurdon Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Gurdon Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will go in a log of approved visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so you should call the jail at 870-353-2211 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Gurdon Police Jail you have to first have your name on their approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Gurdon Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Gurdon Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Gurdon 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 Gurdon 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 Gurdon 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you can call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the 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 a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Clark County jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file that includes a court docket and all documents filed in the case. You are able to access court records on the website, or at the Clark County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of someone’s criminal past. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. You can go to the Clark County Courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DWI or DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to inmates at the Gurdon Police Jail are always changing, so it would be best to double check the Gurdon Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Gurdon 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 Gurdon Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 870-353-2211 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 Gurdon Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase 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 cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their trust account. These products 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

All phone calls from the Gurdon Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are typically more costly than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone privileges might get cut back or forbidden.

Phone Number: 870-353-2211

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from 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 Gurdon Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails 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 or prison has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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