Sparta Police Jail

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The Sparta Police Jail is located at 12688 Broad Street in Sparta, GA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Sparta Police Department.

This page tells you info about everything a person needs to know about the Sparta Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Hancock County court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the information and tips that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a question, please feel free to ask them, and any comments or feedback that would help others will be much appreciated.

Sparta Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Sparta Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, including current status, and visiting schedule. Also, you are able to find information for anybody arrested and booked or discharged in the last 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can get their arrest information faster if you enter the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Sparta Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Sparta Police Jail is made up 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.

First you will answer some basic questions, such as your full name, address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will let you make a phone call in order to contact 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 wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. This process will take from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. It also can depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a magistrate needs to determine how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and know the date of your release, you should expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Sparta Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must give each visitor’s name to the Sparta Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be put in a log of visitors for the inmate. All visitors must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so you should call the official Sparta Police Jail at 706-444-5777 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Sparta Police Jail you must be on their visitation list.

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

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

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 a visitor is under the age of 18 and is not related to 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 Sparta Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Sparta 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 Sparta 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 Sparta 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 can call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. 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 know a person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Hancock County jail, by phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a court case file that includes a court docket and all documents and filings filed in your case. You can access your court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug crimes like possession or 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 are always changing, so visit the Sparta Police Jail website before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Sparta 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 Sparta Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 706-444-5777 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 Sparta Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their commissary 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

All phone calls from the Sparta Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are usually pricier than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are disciplined for an infraction, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or cut altogether.

The Sparta Police Jail phone number is: 706-444-5777

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 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 Sparta Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to lower your inmates phone charges is 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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