Waynesboro Police Jail

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The Waynesboro Police Jail is located at 712 Wayne Street in Waynesboro, MS and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Waynesboro Police Department.

This page tells you info about anything one might want to know about the Waynesboro Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you info that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask them, and also any tips or comments that might be beneficial to others would be welcome.

Waynesboro Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Waynesboro Police Jail Inmate List is a roster of individuals who have been arrested, which includes current status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find information for anybody who has been arrested or discharged within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate their arrest information quicker if you’ve got their full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Waynesboro Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Waynesboro Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you will answer some simple questions, such as your full name, your address, birth date and contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will allow you to make a telephone call to contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail will take anywhere from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will be freed. Also, how fast you get released might depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if the judge needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the release date, plan to be released between 9am and noon.

Waynesboro Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Waynesboro Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be put into the log as an authorized visitor. Each visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Waynesboro Police Jail change often, so call the official Waynesboro Police Jail at 601-735-3192 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Waynesboro Police Jail you must have your name on their visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Waynesboro Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 magazines to an inmate at the Waynesboro Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Waynesboro 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 Waynesboro 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 Waynesboro 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 access court records on the website or you can call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Wayne County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or look online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a court case file that contains a docket sheet and all of the documents filed in the case. You can access court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of people’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from other states. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DUI, drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to people in jail can change at any time, so we suggest that you visit the Waynesboro Police Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Waynesboro 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 Waynesboro Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 601-735-3192 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 Waynesboro Police Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely want to use 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 the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their account. These products 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

All phone calls from the Waynesboro Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are usually more expensive than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates must 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 calls might get cut back or cut altogether.

The Waynesboro Police Jail phone number is: 601-735-3192

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits 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 Waynesboro 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring 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 inmate phone calls. 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 cases like this, the facility has set their phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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