Lake Alfred Police Jail

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The Lake Alfred Police Jail is located at 190 North Seminole Avenue in Lake Alfred, FL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Lake Alfred Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about anything a person needs to know about the Lake Alfred Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Lake Alfred Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer advice and information you need to make the process a lot easier. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it, and please leave any tips or comments that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Lake Alfred Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Lake Alfred Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find info for anyone arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can find their arrest information quicker if you’ve got the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Lake Alfred Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Lake Alfred Police Jail includes each of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First you will answer some simple questions, like what is your full name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will be allowed to use the phone to contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be discharged from jail. This process takes anywhere from 15 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will get discharged. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether or not you have a cash bond or if the magistrate needs to determine the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a discharge date, you should plan to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Lake Alfred Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Lake Alfred Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will go in the visitation log for the inmate. All visitors is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies change often, so make sure that you call the facility at 863-291-5200 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Lake Alfred Police Jail you must be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Be 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.

No mobile phones are allowed at Lake Alfred 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. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Lake Alfred Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Lake Alfred 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 Lake Alfred 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 Lake Alfred 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check the court records on the website or call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file that includes a docket sheet and all documents filed in the court case. You can access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of someone’s criminal history. These databases are connected so you can track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to the Polk County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for the following crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to Lake Alfred Police Jail inmates are always changing, so it would be best to review the Lake Alfred Police Jail website before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Lake Alfred 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 Lake Alfred Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 863-291-5200 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 Lake Alfred Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably need to use 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 items that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Lake Alfred Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are generally more expensive than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and 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 are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Lake Alfred Police Jail phone number is: 863-291-5200

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all 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 Lake Alfred Police Jail. The prices 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 state prisons and local jails learning 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 calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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