Ethridge Police Jail

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The Ethridge Police Jail is located at 215 Depot Street in Ethridge, TN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Ethridge Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything one might want to know about the Ethridge Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Ethridge Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Lawrence County court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to offer info that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any feedback or comments that might be beneficial to others is welcome.

Ethridge Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Ethridge Police Jail Inmate Search has information about people who have been arrested, which includes status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get information about anyone booked or released within the last 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get their inmate information faster if you enter their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Ethridge Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

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

First you have to answer some questions, such as your full name, your address, birth date and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will be allowed to use the phone to call family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process takes anywhere from 10 minutes to all day. In other words the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you will get released. Also, it will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the judge has to decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the release date, plan to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Ethridge Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Ethridge Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered in the visitors log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone showing up late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

The Ethridge Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so it would be wise to call the jail at 931-829-2150 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Ethridge Police Jail you must be on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Ethridge Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If the 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 under the age of 18 and is not a family member of 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 Ethridge Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Ethridge 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 Ethridge 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 Ethridge 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 check court records online or call the jail. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a court case file that includes a docket and any documents and filings filed in your case. You can access your court records on the website, or at the Lawrence County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal past. These databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from another state. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Ethridge Police Jail jail inmates are always changing, so review the Ethridge Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Ethridge 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 Ethridge Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 931-829-2150 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 Ethridge Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary every day, 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 money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Ethridge 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 outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated completely.

The Ethridge Police Jail phone number is: 931-829-2150

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of 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 Ethridge Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be 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 how much it costs you to call 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 cases like this, the facility has set their calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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