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Margaret Police Jail Information

Address

Margaret Police Jail
125 School Street
Margaret, AL 35112

Phone Number

Phone: 205-629-5501

The Margaret Police Jail is located at 125 School Street in Margaret, AL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Margaret Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything you might want to know about the Margaret Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and much much more.

Introduction

This guide is meant to give you advice and information you need to make getting locked up easier. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or tips that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Margaret Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that is incarcerated and want to locate them? Do you know someone that has been arrested and you need to find them?

In order to search who’s in jail at the Margaret Police Jail you should use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Margaret Police Jail Inmate List has information about people who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get info on anyone booked or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to locate their inmate information more quickly if you have your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Margaret Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Margaret Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First, you have to answer a bunch of questions, like what is your full name, street address, birth date and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call to talk to 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 be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged can take anywhere from 30 minutes to all day. So, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will be released. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if a magistrate must figure out how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a release date, you should plan to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Margaret Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list information about each visitor to the Margaret Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will be put into the visitors log for the requesting inmate. Each visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so it would be wise to call the jail at 205-629-5501 before go to the jail to 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

To visit someone at the Margaret Police Jail you must be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones are allowed at Margaret Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If a 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Margaret Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Margaret 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

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Margaret Police Jail, use this address:

Margaret Police Jail
125 School Street
Margaret, AL 35112

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Margaret Police Jail
125 School Street
Margaret, AL 35112

The inmate mail policy at the Margaret Police Jail changes often, so it would be best to visit the official Margaret Police Jail site when send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Margaret 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 Margaret 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 St Clair County jail website or call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a court case file that contains a court docket and any documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of people’s criminal background. These databases are all connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You are able to go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, 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, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to Margaret Police Jail jail inmates can change at any time, so check the Margaret Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Margaret 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 Margaret Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 205-629-5501 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 Margaret Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different 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 a selection of different products that the inmate 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 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 Margaret Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are generally more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 205-629-5501

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 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 Margaret Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 keeps up to date 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where 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 can save you money.

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

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