West Memphis Police Jail

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The West Memphis Police Jail is located at 626 East Broadway Boulevard in West Memphis, AR and is a medium security police department jail operated by the West Memphis Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about anything one might want to know about the West Memphis Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and everything else.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give information and tips that you need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or tips that would help others is appreciated.

West Memphis Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The West Memphis Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about people who are in jail, which includes current status, and schedule for visitation. You can find information for anyone arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can locate their arrest information fast if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

West Memphis Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the West Memphis Police Jail is made up of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is 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 some simple questions, such as your legal name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will be allowed to make a phone call to get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. This process takes anywhere between 30 minutes to many hours. In other words the faster you post bail, the sooner you can get released from jail. How quickly you get discharged can depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond or if the judge needs to figure out the bail amount. For minor charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a discharge date, expect to get released between 9am and noon.

West Memphis Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide each visitor’s full name to the West Memphis Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered into a Visiting log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so it would be wise to call the jail at 870-732-7555 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the West Memphis Police Jail you have to be on their approved visitation list.

Make 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 mobile phones at West Memphis Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not normally 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 the 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 West Memphis Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the West Memphis 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 West Memphis 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 West Memphis 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 are able to check the arrest warrants on the Crittenden County jail website or you can 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. Bear 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 find out online. Records of arrests are public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of someone’s criminal background. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from another state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for these crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail at the West Memphis Police Jail is likely to change, so we suggest that you double check the West Memphis Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at West Memphis 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 West Memphis Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 870-732-7555 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 West Memphis Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have money in their account. These products 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 West Memphis Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are typically pricier than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep 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, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or totally denied.

The West Memphis Police Jail phone number is: 870-732-7555

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits off of all of the inmate phone calls 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 West Memphis Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 state prisons and local jails figuring 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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