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Lamar County Jail Information

Address

Lamar County Jail
201 Main Street
Purvis, MS 39475

Phone Number

Phone: (601) 794-1088

The Lamar County Jail is located at 201 Main Street in Purvis, MS and is a medium security county jail operated by the Lamar County Sheriff’s Department.

This site tells you info about everything one might want to know about the Lamar County Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Lamar County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Lamar County court records, and much more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer information and tips that you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or tips that could help others is welcome.

Lamar County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that has gone to jail and don’t know how to find out where they are? Do you know someone who has been arrested and you don’t know how to find them?

To find out who’s in jail at the Lamar County Jail you will need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Lamar County Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to get info for anyone arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can locate their arrest information fast if you have the arrestee’s name, birth date, or arrest number.

Lamar County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Lamar County Jail takes you through each of these steps:

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

First, you will have to answer a number of questions, like what is your legal name, your address, date of birth and contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will allow you to make a phone call so you can get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail can take from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the quicker you post bail, the faster you can get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether you have a cash bond amount or if the magistrate must figure out how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, 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 between 9am and noon.

Lamar County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Lamar County Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be put into a Visiting log for the inmate. Each visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Lamar County Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so we suggest that you call the official Lamar County Jail at (601) 794-1088 before you go to the jail to visit.

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 someone at the Lamar County Jail you must be on their approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Lamar County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Persons currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not normally approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 a visitor is under the age of 18 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Lamar County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Lamar 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 Lamar County Jail, use this address:

Lamar County Jail
201 Main Street
Purvis, MS 39475

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Lamar County Jail
201 Main Street
Purvis, MS 39475

The mail policy at the Lamar County Jail is always changing, so check the official website when you send a letter to an inmate.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Lamar 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 Lamar 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you are able to check the court records on the website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Bear 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, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Lamar County jail, by phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a case file containing a court docket and all documents filed in the case. You are able to access the court records online, or at the Lamar County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of people’s criminal history. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You can go to courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail at the Lamar County Jail could change, so you should double check the Lamar County Jail site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Lamar 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 Lamar County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (601) 794-1088 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 Lamar County Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have money in their trust 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Lamar County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are usually more expensive than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: (601) 794-1088

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make 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 Lamar County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 learning how to decrease 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. In some cases, we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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