Hernando Police Jail

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The Hernando Police Jail is located at 2601 Elm Street in Hernando, MS and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Hernando Police Department.

This guide tells you all the information about anything one might want to know about the Hernando Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Hernando Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find De Soto County court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you advice and information that you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to others will be appreciated.

Hernando Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Hernando Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, including status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find the same information about anybody who has been arrested or released within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find the information faster if you have your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or arrest number.

Hernando Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Hernando Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer a bunch of questions, like what is your legal name, street address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will allow you to use the phone in order to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged may take anywhere between 30 minutes to all day long. So, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a magistrate needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For a minor offense, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a release date, expect to get released in the morning.

Hernando Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Hernando Police Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will go into the visitation log for the inmate. All visitors must provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you call the official Hernando Police Jail at 662-429-9096 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Hernando Police Jail you must first have your name on this person’s visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Hernando Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of 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 the 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Hernando Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Hernando 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 Hernando 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 Hernando 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 access arrest warrants on the De Soto County jail website or you are able to call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind 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, and the date of their arrest, contact the De Soto County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a court case file that contains a docket and any documents and filings filed in your court case. You are able to access court records online, or at the De Soto County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These state databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to the De Soto County Courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for crimes, which include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to people in jail are always changing, so it would be best to visit the Hernando Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Hernando 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 Hernando Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 662-429-9096 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 Hernando Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Hernando Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are typically pricier than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about 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 break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or totally denied.

The Hernando Police Jail phone number is: 662-429-9096

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits 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 Hernando Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 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 a lot of money on calling 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 jail or prison 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 Hernando Police Jail, click the link below.

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