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Bleckley County Jail Information

Address

Bleckley County Jail
112 North Second Street
Cochran, GA 31014

Phone Number

Phone: (478) 934-6282

The Bleckley County Jail is located at 112 North Second Street in Cochran, GA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Bleckley County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything you might want to know about the Bleckley County Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and much, much more.

Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the information and advice that you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have questions, please feel free to ask them, and also any feedback or comments that could help others will be much appreciated.

Bleckley County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that is locked up and want to find them? Do you know a family member or friend who has been arrested and you don’t know how to find out where they are?

In order to find out who’s in jail at the Bleckley County Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

First Name

Last Name

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Who’s In Jail

The Bleckley County Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of individuals who are in jail, including status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find info for anyone who has been arrested or released within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information fast if you enter their full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Bleckley County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Bleckley County Jail takes you through the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer some basic questions, such as what is your full name, your address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone to call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process can take anywhere between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you will get out of jail. It also might depend on whether you have a cash bond amount or if a magistrate needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a discharge date, plan to be released in the morning.

Bleckley County Jail Visitation

Inmates need to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Bleckley County Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be put into the visitors log for the inmate. Each and every visitor will have to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Bleckley County Jail are always changing, so we suggest that you call the jail at (478) 934-6282 before you try to go to visitation.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Bleckley County Jail you must be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Bleckley County Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 is related to the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If the 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Bleckley County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Bleckley County 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.

Mailing Address

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Bleckley County Jail, use this address:

Bleckley County Jail
112 North Second Street
Cochran, GA 31014

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Bleckley County Jail
112 North Second Street
Cochran, GA 31014

The inmate mail policy at the Bleckley County Jail changes, so it would be best to review the site before send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Bleckley County 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 Bleckley County 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, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Bleckley County jail, on the phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a case file that contains a court docket and all filings and documents filed in the court case. You are able to access the court records via the internet, or at the Bleckley County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of people’s criminal background. These online databases are linked together and you can track criminal convictions from other states. Go to courthouse and inquire, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates at the Bleckley County Jail can change at any time, so review the Bleckley County Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Bleckley County 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 Bleckley County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (478) 934-6282 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 inmateâ€™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 Bleckley County Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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

The only phone calls that Bleckley County Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are generally more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or cut altogether.

Phone Number: (478) 934-6282

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits 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 Bleckley County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different 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 finding out 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 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 therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Bleckley County Jail, click the link below.

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