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Lafayette County Jail Information

Address

Lafayette County Jail
#5 Courthouse Square
Lewisville, AR 71845

Phone Number

Phone: (870) 921-4252

The Lafayette County Jail is located at #5 Courthouse Square in Lewisville, AR and is a medium security county jail operated by the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you information about anything you might want to know about the Lafayette County Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Lafayette County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and everything else.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer info that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask it, and also any comments or tips that might be beneficial to others is much appreciated.

Lafayette County Jail Inmate Search

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

To find out who is in jail at the Lafayette County Jail you have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Lafayette County Jail Inmate List is an online list of individuals currently in custody, including custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you can get information for anybody arrested and booked or discharged within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate the information fast if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Lafayette County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Lafayette County Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

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

First, you have to answer some simple questions, such as your legal name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

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

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. The discharge process can take from 15 minutes to all day. So, the faster bail is posted, the sooner you will get discharged. It also can depend on if you have a bond amount or if a judge still needs to determine how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a discharge date, you should plan to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Lafayette County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Lafayette County Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will be put in the visitation log as an authorized visitor. Each visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the jail at (870) 921-4252 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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 an inmate at the Lafayette County Jail you have to first be added to their visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones at Lafayette County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 Lafayette County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Lafayette 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 Lafayette County Jail, use this address:

Lafayette County Jail
#5 Courthouse Square
Lewisville, AR 71845

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Lafayette County Jail
#5 Courthouse Square
Lewisville, AR 71845

The mail policy at the Lafayette County Jail is always changing, so be sure to check the site 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 Lafayette 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 Lafayette 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the Lafayette County court website or you can call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are in the public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file that contains a court docket and all documents filed in the court case. You can access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Lafayette County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal past. These state databases are all linked so you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive 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 any of the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Lafayette County Jail jail inmates is likely to change, so it would be best to double check the Lafayette County Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Lafayette 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 Lafayette County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (870) 921-4252 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 Lafayette County Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary daily, 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 commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Lafayette County Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges may be limited or totally denied.

Phone Number: (870) 921-4252

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the phone calls that inmates make are split 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 Lafayette County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different 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 state prisons and local jails finding out how to decrease 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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