Rankin County Jail

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The Rankin County Jail is located at 609 West Government Street in Brandon, MS and is a medium security county jail operated by the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you information about anything you might want to know about the Rankin County Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Rankin County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the information that you’ll need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have a question, just ask it, and also any comments or feedback that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Rankin County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Rankin County Jail Inmate Locator is a list of people currently in custody, which includes current status, and visiting hours. You can find info on anybody arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information faster if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Rankin County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

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

First you have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your legal name, address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number 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.

They will let you use the telephone to get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take anywhere between 10 minutes to all day long. So, the faster you can post bail, the faster you can get out of jail. It also can depend on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if a magistrate has to figure out the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a release date, you should plan to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Rankin County Jail Visitation

The inmate need to list information about each visitor to the Rankin County Jail before you can visit. This information will go in the visitation log for the inmate. All visitors is required to provide identification. Anyone arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so make sure that you call the facility at (601) 825-1155 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Rankin County Jail you must be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Be 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 phones are allowed at Rankin County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 under the age of 18 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Rankin County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Rankin 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 Rankin 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 Rankin 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 an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the Rankin County court website or call the jail. 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. Keep in mind 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 first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file containing a court docket and any documents filed in your case. You are able to access your court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of people’s criminal past. These online databases are all connected and you can track criminal histories from another state. You are able to go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for the following crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates at the Rankin County Jail might change, so be sure to review the Rankin County Jail site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Rankin 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 Rankin County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (601) 825-1155 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 Rankin County Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of 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 an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their trust 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

All phone calls from the Rankin County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are a lot more expensive than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Rankin County Jail phone number is: (601) 825-1155

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all 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 Rankin County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 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 calling 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 won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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