Rossville Police Jail

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The Rossville Police Jail is located at 500 Mcfarland Avenue in Rossville, GA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Rossville Police Department.

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

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give advice and information you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, just ask them, and any comments or feedback that would be beneficial to others would be welcome.

Rossville Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Rossville Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and schedule for visitation. You can also find the same information about anyone who has been arrested or released in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to locate their inmate information faster if you have the arrestee’s name, birth date, or arrest number.

Rossville Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Rossville Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

You must answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your legal name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued 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 telephone call in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail can take from 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the faster you can post bail, the faster you will get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged can depend on whether you have a cash bond or if a judge needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a date of your release, plan to get released in the morning.

Rossville Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Rossville Police Jail in advance. Your visitors will be entered in the visitors log for the inmate. All visitors is required to provide identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Rossville Police Jail are always changing, so it would be wise to call the official Rossville Police Jail at 706-866-1228 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Rossville Police Jail you have to first have your name on their visitation list.

Be 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.

No mobile phones are allowed at Rossville Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anyone under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 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 magazines to an inmate at the Rossville Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Rossville 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 Rossville 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 Rossville 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 for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants on the website or you can call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

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

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of people’s criminal history. These state databases are linked together and you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to the Walker County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Rossville Police Jail jail inmates change frequently, so you should review the Rossville Police Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Rossville 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 Rossville Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 706-866-1228 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 Rossville Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Rossville Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more costly than regular phone calls. 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 lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or forbidden.

The Rossville Police Jail phone number is: 706-866-1228

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all phone calls that inmates make 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 Rossville Police Jail. The rates 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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