Tallapoosa Police Jail

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The Tallapoosa Police Jail is located at 15 Alabama Street in Tallapoosa, GA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Tallapoosa Police Department.

This site tells you all the information about anything one might want to know about the Tallapoosa Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Haralson County court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give info that you need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask them, and also any comments or tips that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Tallapoosa Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Tallapoosa Police Jail Inmate List has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, including current status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find the same information about anyone who has been arrested or released within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can locate their arrest information quicker if you enter your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Tallapoosa Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Tallapoosa Police Jail includes the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First you will answer some basic questions, such as your full legal name, your address, birthdate and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will let you make a telephone call so you can get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able 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 – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail takes between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you can get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the judge must decide on how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a date of your release, expect to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Tallapoosa Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide each visitor’s full name to the Tallapoosa Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered in the visitation log as an Authorized visit. Every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.

The Tallapoosa Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the official Tallapoosa Police Jail at 770-574-7211 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Tallapoosa Police Jail you have to first be on their visitation list.

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

No phones at Tallapoosa Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not related to 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 Tallapoosa Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants inquiry online or call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

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

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the filings and documents filed in the case. You can access the court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of someone’s criminal history. These state databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. You can go to county courthouse and check in person, or check online. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to people in jail is likely to change, so be sure to check the Tallapoosa Police Jail website before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 770-574-7211 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 Tallapoosa Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Tallapoosa Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are typically more costly 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 lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or cut altogether.

The Tallapoosa Police Jail phone number is: 770-574-7211

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from 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 Tallapoosa Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 finding out how to lower 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 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 cases like this, the facility has set their calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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