Gillett Police Jail

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The Gillett Police Jail is located at 209 West Main Street in Gillett, AR and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Gillett Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything related to the Gillett Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Arkansas County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you advice and information you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask them, and please leave any tips or comments that could be beneficial to others will be much appreciated.

Gillett Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Gillett Police Jail Inmate Lookup has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and visiting schedule. You can also find info about anyone arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to locate their arrest information fast if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Gillett Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Gillett Police Jail is made up of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first step is that you must answer a number of questions, like your full name, address, birthdate and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call in order to talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged takes anywhere between 10 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will get discharged. Also, how fast you get released can depend on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if the judge must decide on your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a release date, expect to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Gillett Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must provide each visitor’s name to the Gillett Police Jail in advance. This information will be put into the visitation log for the requesting inmate. All visitors will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so you should call the official Gillett Police Jail at 870-548-2812 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Gillett Police Jail you have to first be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Gillett Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer 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 must 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Gillett Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Gillett 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 Gillett 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 Gillett 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 for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants online or call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file that contains a docket sheet and all of the filings and documents filed in the court case. You can access your court records online, or at the Arkansas County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal background. These databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for these crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to people in jail change frequently, so double check the Gillett Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Gillett 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 Gillett Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 870-548-2812 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 Gillett Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind 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 products that inmates can purchase if they have money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Gillett Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are typically more expensive than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Gillett Police Jail phone number is: 870-548-2812

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from all inmate phone calls 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 Gillett Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning 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 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 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 cases like this, the facility has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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