Newnan Police Jail

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The Newnan Police Jail is located at 25 Jefferson Street in Newnan, GA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Newnan City Police Department.

This page tells you info about anything related to the Newnan Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Newnan Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information and tips that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, just ask them, and please leave any comments or feedback that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Newnan Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Newnan Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, including current status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get information for anybody booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can get their inmate information quicker if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Newnan Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Newnan Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

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

The first thing you will have to to is you will answer a bunch of questions, like your full name, home address, date of birth and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to make a phone call so you can 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 might get to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take anywhere from 15 minutes to many hours. So, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. Also, how fast you get released can depend on if you’ve got a cash bond or if the judge has to determine the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a date of your release, you should plan to get released between 9am and noon.

Newnan Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list each visitor’s full name to the Newnan Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will be put in a Visiting log as an Authorized visit. Every visitor is required to provide identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

The Newnan Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so we suggest that you call the facility at 770-254-2355 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

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

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones are allowed at Newnan Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not 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 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 Newnan Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Newnan 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 Newnan 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 Newnan 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the Coweta County court website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a court case file containing a docket sheet and any of the documents filed in your court case. You are able to access court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal past. These databases are connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from another state. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for these crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates at the Newnan Police Jail change frequently, so double check the Newnan Police Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Newnan 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 Newnan Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 770-254-2355 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 Newnan Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. 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 an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

The only phone calls that Newnan Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are typically more expensive than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, 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 jail rules, phone calls might get cut back or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 770-254-2355

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from 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 Newnan Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning 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 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 won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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