Duson Police Jail

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The Duson Police Jail is located at 806 1St Street in Duson, LA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Duson Police Department.

This guide tells you information about anything related to the Duson Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Lafayette Parish court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give advice and information that you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or tips that might be a benefit to others is much appreciated.

Duson Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Duson Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people who are in jail, including current status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get info on anybody arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information faster if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Duson Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Duson 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.

The first step is that you will have to answer a number of questions, like what is your full legal name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will let you make a phone call to contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail may take from 10 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the sooner you can get released from jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and have a discharge date, you should plan to be released that morning.

Duson Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Duson Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will be put in a Visiting log for the inmate. Each and every visitor must provide identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Duson Police Jail can change, so call the facility at 337-873-6736 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Duson Police Jail you must first be added to this person’s visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones at Duson Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Such visitation is not 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Duson Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Duson 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 Duson 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 Duson 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the court records on the website or you can call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Lafayette Parish jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is in the public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a court case file that contains a court docket and all filings and documents filed in your case. You can access the court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of people’s criminal history. These state databases are connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for the following crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates at the Duson Police Jail is likely to change, so you should review the Duson Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Duson 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 Duson Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 337-873-6736 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 Duson Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their account. These products 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

The only phone calls that Duson Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are usually pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or eliminated completely.

The Duson Police Jail phone number is: 337-873-6736

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits 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 Duson Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 lower your inmates phone charges is 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. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, 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 Duson Police Jail, click the link below.

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