South Rockwood Police Jail

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The South Rockwood Police Jail is located at 5676 Carleton Rockwood Road in South Rockwood, MI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the South Rockwood Police Department.

This page tells you all the information about anything you might want to know about the South Rockwood Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the South Rockwood Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information you need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, just ask them, and please leave any tips or comments that would help other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

South Rockwood Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The South Rockwood Police Jail Inmate List is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, including current status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find information on anyone arrested and processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information faster if you have the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

South Rockwood Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the South Rockwood Police Jail includes these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first step is that you have to answer a bunch of questions, like your full legal name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call in order to contact 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 wear your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged may take anywhere between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will get let go. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if a judge needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the release date, expect to get discharged between 9am and noon.

South Rockwood Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list each visitor’s full name to the South Rockwood Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will go in the log as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at South Rockwood Police Jail can change, so you should call the jail at 734-379-3683 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the South Rockwood Police Jail you have to first have your name on this person’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones at South Rockwood Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If a 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 the 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the South Rockwood Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the South Rockwood 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 South Rockwood 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 South Rockwood 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Monroe County jail website or you are able to call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Monroe County jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are in the public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a case file containing a docket sheet and any of the documents filed in the court case. You can access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Monroe County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal background. These state databases are all linked so you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You are able to go to courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for these crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail at the South Rockwood Police Jail change frequently, so you should double check the South Rockwood Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at South Rockwood 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 South Rockwood Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 734-379-3683 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 South Rockwood Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 South Rockwood Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are generally pricier than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated altogether.

The South Rockwood Police Jail phone number is: 734-379-3683

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make off of all 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 South Rockwood Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 figuring out how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 will not 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 phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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