Crisp County Jail

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The Crisp County Jail is located at 130 Rehab Road in Cordele, GA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Crisp County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you information about anything you might need to know about the Crisp County Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the information and advice you need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any tips or comments that would help others would be much appreciated.

Crisp County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Crisp County Jail Inmate Locator is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes current status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get information about anyone arrested and processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to get the information more quickly if you’ve got their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Crisp County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Crisp County Jail includes each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first step is that you have to answer a bunch of questions, like what is your legal name, home address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. 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 so you can contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, if not you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process takes between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will be released. How quickly you get discharged will depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a judge still needs to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For minor offenses, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a discharge date, expect to get discharged that morning.

Crisp County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Crisp County Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be put in a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone showing up late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures can change, so make sure that you call the official Crisp County Jail at (229) 276-2646 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Crisp County Jail you must first have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones at Crisp County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not normally 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 of age and is not related to 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 Crisp County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Crisp 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.

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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 Crisp 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 Crisp 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can check the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. Records of arrests are public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a court case file containing a docket and all documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access your court records online, or at the Crisp County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These state databases are all linked so you can track criminal convictions from another state. You can go to the Crisp County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for these crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail at the Crisp County Jail might change, so you should double check the Crisp County Jail site when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Crisp 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 Crisp County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (229) 276-2646 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 Crisp County Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their account. These items 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

The only phone calls that Crisp County Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are generally more costly than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on 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 are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, your ability to use the phone may be limited or forbidden.

Phone Number: (229) 276-2646

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 Crisp County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of 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 lower your inmates phone charges is 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 calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail 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 Crisp County Jail, click the link below.

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