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Colfax Police Jail Information

Address

Colfax Police Jail
1208 Main Street
Colfax, LA 71417-1221

Phone Number

Phone Number: 318-627-3711

The Colfax Police Jail is located at 1208 Main Street in Colfax, LA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Colfax Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about everything one might want to know about the Colfax Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Colfax Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and everything else.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give you information and advice that you need to make the process a lot easier. If you have a question, just ask them, and any comments or feedback that might be a benefit to others would be welcome.

Colfax Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member in jail and need to contact them? Do you know a family member or friend who has been arrested and you want to find out where they are?

In order to look up who is in jail at the Colfax Police Jail you have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Colfax Police Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of individuals currently in custody, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can find information on anyone arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to find the information quicker if you enter their first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Colfax Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Colfax Police Jail is made up of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first step is that you will answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your full legal name, home address, birth date and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call in order to 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 quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, if not you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail will take anywhere from 30 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you will get released. It also might depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the magistrate needs to decide on your bail amount. For minor charges, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the release date, plan to get discharged in the morning.

Colfax Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to give information about each visitor to the Colfax Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will go into a log of approved visitors as an authorized visitor. All visitors must provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone showing up late or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

The Colfax Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so call the facility at 318-627-3711 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

To visit someone at the Colfax Police Jail you have to have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

Make sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones at Colfax Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not normally approved.

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

Use this address when sending a letter to someone incarcerated at Colfax Police Jail:

Colfax Police Jail
1208 Main Street
Colfax, LA 71417-1221

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Colfax Police Jail
1208 Main Street
Colfax, LA 71417-1221

The Colfax Police Jail mail policy changes often, so double check 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 Colfax 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 Colfax 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 check arrest warrants on the website or call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Grant Parish jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a case file that contains a docket and all documents and filings filed in your case. You are able to access your court records online, or at the Grant Parish Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of people’s criminal history. These state databases are all connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail change frequently, so you should review the Colfax Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Colfax 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 Colfax Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 318-627-3711 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 Colfax Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products like 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 Colfax Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are generally pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to 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, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or cut altogether.

The Colfax Police Jail phone number is: 318-627-3711

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of all phone calls that inmates make 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 Colfax Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 figuring 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 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 won’t 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 facility has set their phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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