Headland Police Jail

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The Headland Police Jail is located at 9 Park Street in Headland, AL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Headland Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything one might want to know about the Headland Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Headland Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information and tips you need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have a question, just 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 is welcome.

Headland Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Headland Police Jail Inmate List is a list of individuals currently in custody, which includes current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find info on anyone processed or released within the last 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get their arrest information quicker if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Headland Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

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

First you must answer a bunch of questions, like what is your full name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will get to use the phone to talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. The discharge process can take anywhere from 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released will depend on if you’ve got a cash bond or if a judge has to decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the release date, you should expect to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Headland Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list information about each visitor to the Headland Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will go in a log of approved visitors as an authorized visitor. Each visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the jail at 334-693-2222 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Headland Police Jail you have to first be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Headland Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Headland Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Headland 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 Headland 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 Headland 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants online or call the jail. 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. 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, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file containing a docket and any of the documents filed in the case. You can access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal history. These databases are connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from another state. You are able to go to the Henry County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Headland Police Jail inmates change frequently, so be sure to review the Headland Police Jail website when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Headland 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 Headland Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 334-693-2222 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 Headland Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to hygiene products like 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 Headland Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are typically more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Headland Police Jail phone number is: 334-693-2222

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the inmate phone calls 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 Headland Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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