Moss Point Police Jail

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The Moss Point Police Jail is located at 4329 Mcinnis Avenue in Moss Point, MS and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Moss Point Police Department.

This site will tell you information about anything one might want to know about the Moss Point Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Jackson County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give information and tips that you need to make the process a lot easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and any comments or tips that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Moss Point Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Moss Point Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of individuals who have been arrested, including current status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to find information on anybody processed or released within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You can locate their inmate information faster if you have their name, birth date, or arrest number.

Moss Point Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Moss Point Police Jail includes these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

You have to answer some questions, such as what is your full legal name, street address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will let you use the phone so you can call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. The discharge process will take anywhere from 15 minutes to many hours. So, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will get out of jail. Also, it can depend on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if a judge must determine the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and know the date of your release, you should plan to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Moss Point Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to provide information about each visitor to the Moss Point Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be put in a log of approved visitors for the requesting inmate. Each visitor must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so make sure that you call the jail at 228-475-1711 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Moss Point Police Jail you have to first be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Moss Point Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Moss Point Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Moss Point 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 Moss Point 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 Moss Point 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 arrest warrants on the website or you are able to call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Jackson County jail, by phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file that includes a court docket and any documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access court records online, or at the Jackson County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of someone’s criminal background. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail are always changing, so visit the Moss Point Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Moss Point 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 Moss Point Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 228-475-1711 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 Moss Point Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, 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 trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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

All phone calls from the Moss Point Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are a lot more expensive than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 228-475-1711

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits from all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Moss Point 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 the cost of an inmate phone call: 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we won’t 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 jail has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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