Alma Police Jail

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The Alma Police Jail is located at 307 South Dixon Street in Alma, GA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Alma Police Department.

This site tells you all the information about anything you might need to know about the Alma Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Alma Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Bacon County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the information that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, just ask it, and please leave any comments or feedback that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Alma Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Alma Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of people who were arrested and are now in jail, including custody status, and visiting schedule. You can also get info for anyone processed or released in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information fast if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Alma Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Alma Police Jail includes these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you will have to answer a number of questions, such as your full legal name, your address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will let you make a telephone call so you can call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged takes anywhere between 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will be released. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether or not you have a bond amount or if the magistrate must 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 get to the end of your sentence and know the release date, you should plan to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Alma Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Alma Police Jail in advance of any visit. This information will go into the visitation log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor has to provide identification. Visitors showing up late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures can change, so you should call the facility at 912-632-4311 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Alma Police Jail you have to first have your name on their visitation list.

Make 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.

No mobile phones at Alma Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If the 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 under the age of 18 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Alma Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Alma 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 Alma 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 Alma 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 for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the Bacon County jail website or you can call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that if there is a 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 Bacon County jail, by phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of people’s criminal history. These databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. Go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to people in jail is likely to change, so we suggest that you check the Alma Police Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Alma 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 Alma Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 912-632-4311 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 Alma Police Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These items 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 Alma Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are much pricier than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: 912-632-4311

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The money 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 Alma Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of 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 can be 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we will not 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 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 Alma Police Jail, click the link below.

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