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Muscogee County Jail Information

Address

Muscogee County Jail
700 10th Street
Columbus, GA 31901

Phone Number

Phone Number: (706) 653-4258

The Muscogee County Jail is located at 700 10th Street in Columbus, GA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you information about anything related to the Muscogee County Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Muscogee County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and everything else.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information and tips that you’ll need to make the process less stressfull. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or tips that could be beneficial to others will be appreciated.

Muscogee County Jail Inmate Search

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

To see who is in jail at the Muscogee County Jail you will have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Muscogee County Jail Inmate Search is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to find information for anybody who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate the information faster if you have their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Muscogee County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Muscogee County Jail includes these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

You will have to answer some basic questions, like your legal name, address, birth date and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will allow you to make a telephone call to get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

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 uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process may take between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster you can post bail, the faster you can get released from jail. It also might depend on if you have a bond amount or if the judge needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a release date, you should expect to be released between 9am and noon.

Muscogee County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Muscogee County Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will be entered in a log of approved visitors as an approved visitor. All visitors must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Muscogee County Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you call the official Muscogee County Jail at (706) 653-4258 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

To visit someone at the Muscogee County Jail you have to be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Muscogee County Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the 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 a visitor is under the age of 18 and is not a family member of 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 Muscogee County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Muscogee 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

The address that you should use if you are sending a letter to an inmate at the Muscogee County Jail is:

Muscogee County Jail
700 10th Street
Columbus, GA 31901

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Muscogee County Jail
700 10th Street
Columbus, GA 31901

The Muscogee County Jail mail policy changes, so it would be best to check the site when 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 Muscogee 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 Muscogee 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, you can check the arrest warrants on the Muscogee County court website or call the court. You have to have their 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 have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is in the public record and this information is accessible by the public.

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 any of the documents and filings filed in your case. You can access court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of people’s criminal background. These online databases are linked together and you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. Go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail at the Muscogee County Jail might change, so be sure to visit the Muscogee County Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Muscogee 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 Muscogee County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (706) 653-4258 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 Muscogee County Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their account. These items 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 Muscogee County Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are a lot pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or totally denied.

The Muscogee County Jail phone number is: (706) 653-4258

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 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 Muscogee County Jail. The rates 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out 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 a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t 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 jail has set their phone rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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