Pike County Jail

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The Pike County Jail is located at 2109 Jesse Hall Ind Park Road in Magnolia, MS and is a medium security county jail operated by the Pike County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you all the information about anything a person needs to know about the Pike County Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Pike County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give information and advice that you’ll need to make the process a lot easier. If you have a question, just ask it, and also any comments or feedback that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Pike County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Pike County Jail Inmate Roster is a list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes current status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find information on anybody arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find the information more quickly if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Pike County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Pike County Jail includes these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

You will answer some simple questions, such as your full name, home address, birth date and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process may take from 10 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will get released. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to determine how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a date of your release, you should expect to be released that morning.

Pike County Jail Visitation

Inmates have to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Pike County Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitors will go into the visitors log for the inmate. Each visitor must provide proof of identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies can change, so make sure that you call the official Pike County Jail at (601) 783-5333 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Pike County Jail you must be on their visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Pike County Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not approved.

If the 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 younger than 18 years of age 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Pike County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Pike 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 Pike 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 Pike 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 believe you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check court records on the website or you are able to call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. An arrest is public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and any documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These state databases are all linked and you can track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DWI or DUI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates can change at any time, so you should visit the Pike County Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Pike 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 Pike County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (601) 783-5333 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 Pike County Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products like 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 Pike County Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are usually pricier than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about 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 rules, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: (601) 783-5333

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits from 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 Pike County Jail. The rates 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 circumstances where we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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