Avoyelles Parish Prison

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The Avoyelles Parish Prison is located at 675 Government Street in Marksville, LA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Department.

This site tells you information about everything you might want to know about the Avoyelles Parish Prison, like how to locate an inmate at the Avoyelles Parish Prison, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Avoyelles Parish court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have questions, just ask them, and also any comments or tips that could help other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Avoyelles Parish Prison Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Avoyelles Parish Prison Inmate List has information about individuals currently in custody, which includes custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to find the same information on anyone arrested and booked or released within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can get their inmate information more quickly if you’ve got the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Avoyelles Parish Prison Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Avoyelles Parish Prison is made up of each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you must answer some basic questions, like your full name, home address, birthdate and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to make a phone call to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be allowed to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged will take from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will be freed. How quickly you get discharged can depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if a judge needs to determine how much to set your bail at. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the date of your release, plan to be released that morning.

Avoyelles Parish Prison Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list each visitor’s full name to the Avoyelles Parish Prison before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be entered in the visitors log for the inmate. Every visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies change often, so make sure that you call the official Avoyelles Parish Prison at (318) 253-4000 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Avoyelles Parish Prison you have to first have your name on their approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Avoyelles Parish Prison, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of the inmate, they must 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, this 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 Avoyelles Parish Prison. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Avoyelles Parish Prison 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 Avoyelles Parish Prison. 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 Avoyelles Parish Prison 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 for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Avoyelles Parish jail website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Avoyelles Parish jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is in the 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 court docket and all filings and documents filed in the court case. You can access your court records online, or at the Avoyelles Parish Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of people’s criminal background. These databases are all connected so you can track criminal convictions from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and check in person, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail can change at any time, so check the Avoyelles Parish Prison site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Avoyelles Parish Prison

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 Avoyelles Parish Prison uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (318) 253-4000 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 Avoyelles Parish Prison store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, such as 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 purchase if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Avoyelles Parish Prison are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are a lot 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 lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: (318) 253-4000

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of all of the 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 Avoyelles Parish Prison. 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 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 state prisons and local jails finding 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Avoyelles Parish Prison, click the link below.

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