West Police Jail

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The West Police Jail is located at 114 Green Street in West, MS and is a medium security police department jail operated by the West Police Department.

This guide tells you all the information about anything you might need to know about the West Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the West Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the advice and information that you’ll need to make the process less stressfull. If you have a question, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any feedback or comments that could help other people in the same situation will be welcome.

West Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The West Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find the same information on anybody booked or discharged in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can get the information fast if you have the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

West Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the West Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

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

They will allow you to make a telephone call so you can call family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged may take anywhere from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get discharged. How quickly you get discharged will depend on if you’ve got a cash bond or if a magistrate must figure out how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the discharge date, expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

West Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the West Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered in a Visiting log for the inmate. Every visitor will have to provide identification. Any visitors arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so we suggest that you call the official West Police Jail at 662-967-2922 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the West Police Jail you must first 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 visit or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones at West Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 old and is not a family member of 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 West Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the West 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 West 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 West 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the Holmes County court website or call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding 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 possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file containing a docket sheet and all of the documents filed in the case. You can access the court records online, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal history. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for crimes, which include, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail at the West Police Jail are always changing, so be sure to double check the West Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at West 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 West Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 662-967-2922 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 West Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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

All phone calls from the West Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are usually more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 662-967-2922

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 West Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 significantly 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 in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison 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 West Police Jail, click the link below.

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