Mamou Police Jail

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The Mamou Police Jail is located at 501 Main Street in Mamou, LA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Mamou Police Department.

This page tells you info about everything one might want to know about the Mamou Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Mamou Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Evangeline Parish court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer info you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it, and any comments or tips that would help others is appreciated.

Mamou Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Mamou Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting schedule. You can also find information about anybody processed or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information fast if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Mamou Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Mamou Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

You have to answer a bunch of questions, like what is your full name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

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

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged takes anywhere from 15 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will get released. It also depends on whether you’ve been given a cash bond or if a magistrate still needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a discharge date, you should plan to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Mamou Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Mamou Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will go in a log of visitors for the requesting inmate. All visitors is required to provide identification. Visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Mamou Police Jail are always changing, so you should call the official Mamou Police Jail at 337-468-5221 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Mamou Police Jail you must first be on this person’s visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Mamou Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. 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 going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 a visitor is under the age of 18 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 Mamou Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Mamou 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 Mamou 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 Mamou 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 find out by checking the court records on the Evangeline Parish jail website or you can call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind 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 name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Evangeline Parish jail, by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a court case file containing a court docket and any documents filed in the case. You can access court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These state databases are connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. Go to the Evangeline Parish Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Mamou Police Jail jail inmates can change at any time, so review the Mamou Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Mamou 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 Mamou Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 337-468-5221 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 Mamou 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 on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products including 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 Mamou Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are usually more costly than regular phone calls. 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 must keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 337-468-5221

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. 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 Mamou Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 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 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. There are some prisons or jails 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 these cases, the jail has set their phone rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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