Mclain Police Jail

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The Mclain Police Jail is located at 106 Church Street in Mclain, MS and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Mclain Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything related to the Mclain Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information and records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you info you need to make getting locked up easier. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or feedback that could help others is welcome.

Mclain Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Mclain Police Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of people who were arrested and are now in jail, including status, and visiting schedule. Also, you are able to get information for anyone arrested and processed or discharged in the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to locate the information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Mclain Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Mclain Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you must answer some simple questions, such as what is your full legal name, your address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

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

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process takes anywhere from 10 minutes to all day long. So, the faster bail is posted, the faster you will get released. Also, how fast you get released might depend on if you’ve got a bond amount or if the judge needs to determine how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the release date, you should expect to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Mclain Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to provide information about each visitor to the Mclain Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will go into a log of approved visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors will be required to provide identification. Any visitors arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the official Mclain Police Jail at 601-753-2757 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Mclain Police Jail you have to have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Mclain Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get 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 is related to 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 under the age of 18 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 Mclain Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Mclain 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 Mclain 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 Mclain 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, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the Greene County court website or call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Greene County jail, on the phone, in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a case file that includes a court docket and all documents filed in the court case. You are able to access your court records on the website, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal past. These online databases are all connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You are able to go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you will be 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, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Mclain Police Jail inmates is likely to change, so we suggest that you visit the Mclain Police Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Mclain 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 Mclain Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 601-753-2757 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 Mclain Police Jail store. You can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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 Mclain Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are much more expensive than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 601-753-2757

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 how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make from all of the 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 Mclain Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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