Montevallo Police Jail

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The Montevallo Police Jail is located at 545 Main Street in Montevallo, AL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Montevallo Police Department.

This guide tells you all the information about everything a person needs to know about the Montevallo Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Montevallo Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information and records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the info that you’ll need to make getting locked up easier. If you have specific questions, just ask them, and also any comments or feedback that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Montevallo Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Montevallo Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who are in jail, which includes status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find the same information for anybody booked or discharged in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to find their arrest information quicker if you enter their name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Montevallo Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Montevallo Police Jail includes each of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

You have to answer a number of questions, like what is your full name, home address, date of birth and contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to use the phone in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged takes anywhere between 10 minutes to all day. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the judge has to determine how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a date of your release, you should plan to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Montevallo Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to provide each visitor’s name to the Montevallo Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will go into a log of visitors for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies can change, so it would be wise to call the jail at 205-665-1264 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Montevallo Police Jail you have to have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Montevallo Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anybody under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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, the minor 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 Montevallo Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Montevallo 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 Montevallo 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 Montevallo 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant, you can check the court records on the website or call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. Bear in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Shelby County jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are in the public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file that includes a court docket and all documents filed in your case. You can access your court records on the internet, or at the Shelby County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of people’s criminal past. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from other states. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for these crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Montevallo Police Jail jail inmates could change, so it would be best to check the Montevallo Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Montevallo 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 Montevallo Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 205-665-1264 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 Montevallo Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need 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 products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products including 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 Montevallo Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are generally more expensive than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 205-665-1264

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control 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 Montevallo Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 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 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 significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where 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 cases like this, the jail or prison has set their calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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