Marshall Police Jail

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The Marshall Police Jail is located at 323 West Michigan Avenue in Marshall, MI and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Marshall Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about anything you might need to know about the Marshall Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give information and tips that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any tips or comments that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Marshall Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Marshall Police Jail Inmate Search has information about people currently in custody, which includes current status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find info for anyone who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information more quickly if you have their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Marshall Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Marshall Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you will answer some simple questions, such as what is your legal name, address, birth date and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call to call 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 able to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process may take anywhere from 10 minutes to many hours. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will be freed. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether or not you have a cash bond or if the judge needs to decide on your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a date of your release, you should expect to get released in the morning.

Marshall Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list information about each visitor to the Marshall Police Jail in advance of any visit. This information will be entered into a Visiting log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor has to provide proof of identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so call the facility at 269-781-2596 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

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

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Marshall Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not going to be 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 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 Marshall Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Marshall 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 Marshall 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 Marshall 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can check arrest warrants on the Calhoun County jail website or you can call the jail directly. 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. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file that includes a court docket and any of the filings and documents filed in your case. You can access your court records on their website, or at the Calhoun County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of someone’s criminal past. These databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from another state. You are able to go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, 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 intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates change frequently, so it would be best to double check the Marshall Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Marshall 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 Marshall Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 269-781-2596 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 Marshall Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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

All phone calls from the Marshall Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are typically pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 269-781-2596

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the 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 Marshall Police Jail. The rates 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 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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