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Fort Payne Police Jail Information

Address

Fort Payne Police Jail
200 Gault Avenue South
Fort Payne, AL 35967-1994

Phone Number

Phone: 256-845-1414

The Fort Payne Police Jail is located at 200 Gault Avenue South in Fort Payne, AL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Fort Payne Police Department.

This site will tell you info about anything you might want to know about the Fort Payne Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Fort Payne Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and much more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the information you need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have a question, just ask them, and please leave any comments or tips that might help other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Fort Payne Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend in jail and want to find them? Do you know somebody who has been arrested and you need to find them?

In order to see who is in jail at the Fort Payne Police Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Fort Payne Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of people currently in custody, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find information on anybody processed or released in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information fast if you enter your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Fort Payne Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Fort Payne Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your full name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will 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.

You will get to make a phone call in order to call family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged can take from 30 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the faster you can get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released can depend on if you’ve got a bond amount or if a magistrate must decide on your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a release date, you should expect to get discharged in the morning.

Fort Payne Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to give information about each visitor to the Fort Payne Police Jail in advance. Your visitors will be entered into a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors will be required to provide identification. Visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so you should call the facility at 256-845-1414 before you visit an inmate.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Fort Payne Police Jail you must have your name on their approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Fort Payne Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Fort Payne Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Fort Payne 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.

Mailing Address

Use this address when sending a letter to an inmate at Fort Payne Police Jail:

Fort Payne Police Jail
200 Gault Avenue South
Fort Payne, AL 35967-1994

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Fort Payne Police Jail
200 Gault Avenue South
Fort Payne, AL 35967-1994

The Fort Payne Police Jail mail policy is always changing, so it would be best to double check the site when you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Fort Payne 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 Fort Payne 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, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Dekalb County jail website or you are able to call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. 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 the date of their arrest, contact the Dekalb County 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. They include a case file that includes a docket sheet and all of the filings and documents filed in the case. You can access the court records on the website, or at the Dekalb County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal past. These databases are connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to the Dekalb County Courthouse and check in person, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to Fort Payne Police Jail jail inmates is likely to change, so it would be best to check the Fort Payne Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Fort Payne 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 Fort Payne Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 256-845-1414 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 inmateâ€™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 Fort Payne Police Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products 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

The only phone calls that Fort Payne Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are typically more expensive than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep 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 phone privileges may be limited or forbidden.

The Fort Payne Police Jail phone number is: 256-845-1414

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 off of all of the 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 Fort Payne Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 finding out how to decrease 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on calling your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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