Natchitoches Police Jail

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The Natchitoches Police Jail is located at 400 Amulet Street in Natchitoches, LA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Natchitoches Police Department.

This guide tells you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Natchitoches Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or feedback that could be beneficial to others will be welcome.

Natchitoches Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Natchitoches Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of people who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find information about anybody processed or released within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can locate their inmate information more quickly if you’ve got their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Natchitoches Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Natchitoches Police Jail includes these steps:

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

The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer a number of questions, such as what is your full legal name, street address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will allow you to make a phone call so you can contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process may take anywhere between 30 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get out of jail. Also, it will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond or if the judge needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the release date, plan to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Natchitoches Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Natchitoches Police Jail before you can visit. This information will go in the log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Any visitors arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Natchitoches Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the official Natchitoches Police Jail at 318-352-8101 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Natchitoches Police Jail you must be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Natchitoches Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anybody currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 younger than 18 years old 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 magazines to an inmate at the Natchitoches Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches 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 might have a warrant out for your arrest, you can access court records on the website or you can call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, 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 Natchitoches Parish jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is a matter of public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a court case file containing a court docket and all of the filings and documents filed in your court case. You are able to access your court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal past. These state databases are connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You are able to go to the Natchitoches Parish Courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail might change, so visit the Natchitoches Police Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 318-352-8101 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 Natchitoches Police Jail store. You can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Natchitoches Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are usually pricier than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, your ability to use the phone may be limited or forbidden.

Phone Number: 318-352-8101

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from all inmate phone calls 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 Natchitoches Police Jail. The rates 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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. There are some prisons or jails where 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 these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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