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Amory Police Jail Information

Address

Amory Police Jail
200 South Front Street
Amory, MS 38821-4227

Phone Number

Phone: 662-256-2676

The Amory Police Jail is located at 200 South Front Street in Amory, MS and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Amory Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about everything one might want to know about the Amory Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Monroe County court records, and much more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the info you need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask them, and also any comments or tips that would be a benefit to others is appreciated.

Amory Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you know someone in jail and want to contact them? Do you know a friend or family member who’s been arrested and you want to find out where they are?

To look up who’s in jail at the Amory Police Jail you should use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Amory Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of people currently in custody, including status, and visiting hours. You can get the same information for anybody processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to find the information more quickly if you enter your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Amory Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Amory Police Jail takes you through these steps:

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

You have to answer a bunch of questions, like your full name, your address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone to get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged may take anywhere from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the faster bail is posted, the faster you can get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond or if a judge has to figure out how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and know the discharge date, you should plan to get released that morning.

Amory Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give each visitor’s name to the Amory Police Jail before you can visit. This information will be put in a log of visitors as an approved visitor. Each visitor will have to provide identification. Visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so make sure that you call the official Amory Police Jail at 662-256-2676 before you try to visit an inmate.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Amory Police Jail you have to first be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

Make 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 are allowed at Amory Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 the 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Amory Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Amory 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.

Mailing Address

Use this address when sending a letter to someone incarcerated at Amory Police Jail:

Amory Police Jail
200 South Front Street
Amory, MS 38821-4227

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Amory Police Jail
200 South Front Street
Amory, MS 38821-4227

The Amory Police Jail mail policy changes often, so it would be best to visit the official Amory Police Jail site before you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Amory 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 Amory 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 find out by checking the arrest warrants on the Monroe County court website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Monroe County jail, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is in the public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file that contains a court docket and all documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Monroe County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of people’s criminal history. These online databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. You can go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for these crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to inmates at the Amory Police Jail might change, so we suggest that you review the Amory Police Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Amory 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 Amory Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 662-256-2676 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 inmateâ€™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 Amory Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

The only phone calls that Amory Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are much more expensive than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 662-256-2676

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the 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 Amory Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 figuring 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 a lot of money on calling your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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