Marion Police Jail

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The Marion Police Jail is located at 398 Main Street in Marion, LA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Marion Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything one might want to know about the Marion Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Marion Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information and advice you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have a question, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or tips that could be a benefit to others is welcome.

Marion Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Marion Police Jail Inmate Roster has information about people who are in jail, including custody status, and visiting schedule. You can also find info about anybody booked or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can locate their arrest information more quickly if you have the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Marion Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Marion Police Jail includes these steps:

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

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

They will allow you to use the telephone to contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you keep wearing street clothes, if not you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process can take between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get released. It also can depend on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if a magistrate must figure out your bail amount. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a release date, plan to be released between 9am and noon.

Marion Police Jail Visitation

Inmates have to provide each visitor’s name to the Marion Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will go into a Visiting log as an authorized visitor. Each visitor will be required to provide identification. Any visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Marion Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so you should call the official Marion Police Jail at 318-292-4715 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Marion Police Jail you must be on this person’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Marion Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If the 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 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 Marion Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Marion 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 Marion 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 Marion 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, you can access arrest warrants on the Union Parish jail website or you are able to call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or find out online. Arrest records are in the public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a court case file that contains a docket and any documents filed in the case. You are able to access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of a person’s criminal history. These state databases are all linked so you can track criminal convictions from other states. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any of the following crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail at the Marion Police Jail is likely to change, so you should review the Marion Police Jail site before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Marion 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 Marion Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 318-292-4715 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 Marion Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Marion Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are a lot more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should 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, phone calls may be limited or eliminated completely.

The Marion Police Jail phone number is: 318-292-4715

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from 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 Marion 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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 prisons or jails where we will not 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 can save you money.

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

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