Fenton Police Jail

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The Fenton Police Jail is located at 712 3Rd Avenue in Fenton, LA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Fenton Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything related to the Fenton Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Fenton Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you information that you need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any tips or comments that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Fenton Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Fenton Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who are in jail, including custody status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find information for anyone who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to get the information fast if you enter their name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Fenton Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Fenton Police Jail is made up of each of these 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 must answer some basic questions, such as your full legal name, address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will allow you to use the telephone in order to talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be allowed to wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process will take anywhere between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster bail is posted, the faster you can get out of jail. It also might depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond or if the judge still needs to decide on the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a release date, expect to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Fenton Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must give each visitor’s name to the Fenton Police Jail in advance. This information will be entered into the visitation log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor has to provide proof of identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Fenton Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so call the facility at 337-756-2584 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Fenton Police Jail you have to have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones at Fenton Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not going to be 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Fenton Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Fenton 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 Fenton 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 Fenton 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 Jefferson Davis Parish court website or call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Jefferson Davis Parish jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a court case file that contains a docket and all of the documents filed in your case. You can access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These state databases are connected and you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates is likely to change, so you should check the Fenton Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Fenton 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 Fenton Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 337-756-2584 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 Fenton Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Fenton Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are much more expensive than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Fenton Police Jail phone number is: 337-756-2584

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 off of all of the 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 Fenton Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring out 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 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 in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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