Oconee Police Jail

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The Oconee Police Jail is located at 140 Fairbanks Street in Oconee, GA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Oconee Police Department.

This page tells you info about anything you might want to know about the Oconee Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Oconee Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information and tips you need to make the process a lot easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any feedback or comments that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Oconee Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Oconee Police Jail Inmate List is a roster of people who have been arrested, which includes current status, and visiting schedule. You can get information about anyone who has been arrested or discharged in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find their inmate information fast if you enter your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Oconee Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Oconee Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you have to answer a bunch of questions, like what is your legal name, home address, date of birth and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call to get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to wear your street clothes, if not you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process may take anywhere from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you can get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether or not you have a cash bond or if a judge must decide on the amount of bail to be set. For a minor offense, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the discharge date, plan to be discharged that morning.

Oconee Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give each visitor’s name to the Oconee Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will go in the visitors log as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor will be required to provide identification. Anyone arriving late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Oconee Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so make sure that you call the official Oconee Police Jail at 478-552-8154 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Oconee Police Jail you must be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Oconee Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If a 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 a 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Oconee Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Oconee 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 Oconee 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 Oconee 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 might have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Washington County court website or call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal background. These online databases are connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from another state. Go to the Washington County Courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DUI, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to Oconee Police Jail jail inmates is likely to change, so be sure to visit the Oconee Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Oconee 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 Oconee Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 478-552-8154 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 Oconee Police Jail store. You can buy different 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 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 items 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

All phone calls from the Oconee Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are generally more costly than regular phone calls. There is no limit to 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 break the rules, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 478-552-8154

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits from 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 Oconee Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 finding out how to decrease 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 calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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