Parkin Police Jail

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The Parkin Police Jail is located at 122 Wilson Street in Parkin, AR and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Parkin Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything a person needs to know about the Parkin Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give information and tips that you’ll need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have a question, feel free to ask them, and also any tips or comments that would help others is much appreciated.

Parkin Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Parkin Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and visiting schedule. You can get the same information about anybody booked or discharged within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information faster if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Parkin Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first step is that you must answer some simple questions, like your full name, home address, birth date and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will allow you to use the telephone so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail takes anywhere from 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the faster you will be released. It also will depend on whether you have a cash bond or if a judge still needs to determine how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a release date, expect to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Parkin Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to give each visitor’s name to the Parkin Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will go into a log of approved visitors for the inmate. Each visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so it would be wise to call the facility at 870-755-5491 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

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

Make 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 mobile phones at Parkin Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Parkin Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Parkin 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 Parkin 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 Parkin 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 access arrest warrants inquiry on the Cross County jail website or you can call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Cross County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or look online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a court case file that contains a docket sheet and any filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access your court records via the internet, or at the Cross County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal background. These state databases are all connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You can go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates could change, so we suggest that you double check the Parkin Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Parkin 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 Parkin Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 870-755-5491 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 Parkin Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably need 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 account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Parkin Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are much pricier than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are disciplined for an infraction, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or forbidden.

Phone Number: 870-755-5491

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 get to set the prices. The profits 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 Parkin 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 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 learning 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 a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we won’t 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 Parkin Police Jail, click the link below.

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