Stockbridge Police Jail

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The Stockbridge Police Jail is located at 115 East Elizabeth Street in Stockbridge, MI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Stockbridge Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about everything one might want to know about the Stockbridge Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you information and advice that you need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have a question, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or tips that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

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Who’s In Jail

The Stockbridge Police Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to find info for anyone who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You can get the information more quickly if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Stockbridge Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Stockbridge Police Jail is made up of 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.

The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer some basic questions, such as what is your legal name, street address, birth date and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will allow you to use the telephone in order to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. The discharge process can take anywhere from 10 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you will get discharged. It also can depend on whether or not you have a cash bond or if a magistrate must figure out how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a date of your release, plan to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Stockbridge Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide information about each visitor to the Stockbridge Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will go in the visitors log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone showing up late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so it would be wise to call the official Stockbridge Police Jail at 517-851-7517 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Stockbridge Police Jail you must have your name on their approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Stockbridge Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Persons under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to the inmate, they will have to be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 Stockbridge Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Stockbridge 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 Stockbridge 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 Stockbridge 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 for your arrest, you are able to check the court records on the Ingham County court website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should know 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, by phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file containing a court docket and any 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 where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from other states. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates at the Stockbridge Police Jail could change, so review the Stockbridge Police Jail website before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Stockbridge 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 Stockbridge Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 517-851-7517 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 Stockbridge Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

All phone calls from the Stockbridge Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are much pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or forbidden completely.

The Stockbridge Police Jail phone number is: 517-851-7517

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 Stockbridge 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 learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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 will not be able to save you any money, and therefore 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 Stockbridge Police Jail, click the link below.

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