Assumption Parish Detention Center

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The Assumption Parish Detention Center is located at 223 Highway 1008 in Napoleonville, LA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Department.

This guide will tell you info about everything a person needs to know about the Assumption Parish Detention Center, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Assumption Parish court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information and advice that you’ll need to make going to jail easier. If you have specific questions, just ask it, and any tips or comments that might be beneficial to others is appreciated.

Assumption Parish Detention Center Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Assumption Parish Detention Center Inmate Lookup is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get the same information for anybody arrested and processed or discharged in the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You can locate the information fast if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Assumption Parish Detention Center Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Assumption Parish Detention Center takes you through the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

First you have to answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your full name, your address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you make a phone call to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to wear your street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged takes between 15 minutes to many hours. So, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether you’ve been given a bond amount or if the magistrate needs to decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the date of your release, plan to be discharged in the morning.

Assumption Parish Detention Center Visitation

To have visitors, you must give information about each visitor to the Assumption Parish Detention Center in advance. Your visitor’s information will go into a log of visitors as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor will have to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors arriving late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies can change, so call the facility at (985) 369-7283 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Assumption Parish Detention Center you must have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

Be 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.

No cellphones are allowed at Assumption Parish Detention Center, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Persons on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Assumption Parish Detention Center. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Assumption Parish Detention Center 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 Assumption Parish Detention Center. 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 Assumption Parish Detention Center 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants on the website or call the jail directly. 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. Bear in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Assumption Parish jail, by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the filings and documents filed in the case. You can access the court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal history. These online databases are connected so you can track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to Assumption Parish Detention Center jail inmates change frequently, so check the Assumption Parish Detention Center site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Assumption Parish Detention Center

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 Assumption Parish Detention Center uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (985) 369-7283 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 Assumption Parish Detention Center store. Inmates can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust 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

All phone calls from the Assumption Parish Detention Center are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are a lot pricier than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules, phone calls may be limited or totally denied.

The Assumption Parish Detention Center phone number is: (985) 369-7283

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of all inmate phone calls 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 Assumption Parish Detention Center. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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 will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Assumption Parish Detention Center, click the link below.

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