Gadsden Police Jail

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The Gadsden Police Jail is located at 90 Broad Street in Gadsden, AL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the City Of Gadsden Police Department.

This guide tells you info about anything related to the Gadsden Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Gadsden Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it, and any comments or tips that could be beneficial to others is much appreciated.

Gadsden Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Gadsden Police Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of individuals currently in custody, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to get the same information on anybody arrested and booked or discharged within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You can find the information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Gadsden Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Gadsden Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you will have to answer some basic questions, such as your legal name, home address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to use the telephone to call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged can take anywhere from 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the faster you can get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether or not you’ve got a bond amount or if a magistrate must determine your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the date of your release, you should plan to be discharged that morning.

Gadsden Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Gadsden Police Jail in advance. This information will be entered in the visitation log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you call the official Gadsden Police Jail at 256-549-4500 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Gadsden Police Jail you have to have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Gadsden Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of 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, 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 Gadsden Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Gadsden Police 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 Gadsden Police 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 Gadsden Police 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants inquiry on the Etowah County jail website or call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Etowah County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and all of the documents filed in your court case. You are able to access your court records on the internet, or at the Etowah County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of people’s criminal background. These online databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. Go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates at the Gadsden Police Jail are always changing, so check the Gadsden Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Gadsden Police 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 Gadsden Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 256-549-4500 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 Gadsden Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products such as 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 Gadsden Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are generally more costly than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules, phone privileges may be limited or totally denied.

Phone Number: 256-549-4500

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 they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of 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 Gadsden Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 figuring out how to lower 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 significantly on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not 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 call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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