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Lavaca Police Jail Information

Address

Lavaca Police Jail
104 South Davis Street
Lavaca, AR 72941-4044

Phone Number

Phone Number: 479-674-2605

The Lavaca Police Jail is located at 104 South Davis Street in Lavaca, AR and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Lavaca Police Department.

This guide tells you information about anything related to the Lavaca Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Lavaca Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and everything else.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give information that 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 it in the comment section below, and any feedback or comments that would help others would be appreciated.

Lavaca Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member that has gone to jail and want to contact them? Do you know somebody that’s been arrested and you want to locate them?

To look up who’s in jail at the Lavaca Police Jail you have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Lavaca Police Jail Inmate Roster is a list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to get information for anybody arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to locate the information more quickly if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Lavaca Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Lavaca Police Jail includes each of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first step is that you will have to answer a number of questions, like what is your full name, address, birth date and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to use the telephone so you can call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process can take anywhere from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will be freed. How quickly you get discharged can depend on if you have a cash bond or if the magistrate needs to decide on how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the release date, expect to be released between 9am and noon.

Lavaca Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Lavaca Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will go into a Visiting log as an approved visitor. All visitors will have to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

The Lavaca Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so call the jail at 479-674-2605 before you go to visitation.

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

Before you can visit someone at the Lavaca Police Jail you have to first have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

Make sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones are allowed at Lavaca Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anyone under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not normally 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Lavaca Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Lavaca 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

The address that you should use if you are sending a letter to an inmate at the Lavaca Police Jail is:

Lavaca Police Jail
104 South Davis Street
Lavaca, AR 72941-4044

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Lavaca Police Jail
104 South Davis Street
Lavaca, AR 72941-4044

The inmate mail policy at the Lavaca Police Jail changes frequently, so it would be best to review the site when you send a letter to an inmate.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Lavaca 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 Lavaca 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 for your arrest, you can check court records online or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Sebastian County jail, on the phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a court case file that includes a court docket and any documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access the court records via the internet, or at the Sebastian County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal history. These online databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes, which can include, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates at the Lavaca Police Jail are always changing, so we suggest that you check the Lavaca Police Jail website before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Lavaca 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 Lavaca Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 479-674-2605 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 Lavaca Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use 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 inmates can buy if they have money in their commissary 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Lavaca Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are usually more costly than regular phone calls. There is no limit to 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 are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or cut altogether.

The Lavaca Police Jail phone number is: 479-674-2605

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits off of all of the 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 Lavaca Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors will determine the cost of an inmate phone call: 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 finding out how to decrease 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 inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where 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 has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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