West Helena Police Jail

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The West Helena Police Jail is located at 98 West Plaza Avenue in West Helena, AR and is a medium security police department jail operated by the West Helena Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about anything related to the West Helena Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the West Helena Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you information and tips you need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, feel free to ask them, and please leave any tips or comments that would be a benefit to others will be much appreciated.

West Helena Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The West Helena Police Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find info on anyone arrested and booked or released in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate the information faster if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

West Helena Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the West Helena Police Jail includes 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.

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer some basic questions, such as what is your legal name, address, date of birth and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will get to use the phone so you can talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process may take anywhere from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will get released. It also will depend on whether you’ve been given a bond amount or if a magistrate needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and know the release date, expect to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

West Helena Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must give each visitor’s name to the West Helena Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered in a log of visitors for the inmate. All visitors will have to provide identification. Anyone arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the official West Helena Police Jail at 870-572-3441 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the West Helena Police Jail you have to first be on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones at West Helena Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anybody under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If the 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 even magazines to an inmate at the West Helena Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the West Helena 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 Helena 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 Helena 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, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the Phillips County court website or you are able to call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are in the public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file containing a docket sheet and any documents and filings filed in your court case. You can access court records on the internet, or at the Phillips County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal past. These state databases are linked together so you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to people in jail might change, so we suggest that you visit the West Helena Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at West Helena 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 Helena Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 870-572-3441 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 Helena Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their 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

The only phone calls that West Helena Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are typically pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, 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, phone privileges may be limited or forbidden.

The West Helena Police Jail phone number is: 870-572-3441

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of 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 West Helena 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 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 a lot of money 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 these cases, the jail has set their calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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