Clinton Police Jail

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The Clinton Police Jail is located at 305 Monroe Street in Clinton, MS and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Clinton Police Department.

This guide tells you information about anything a person needs to know about the Clinton Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Clinton Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give advice and information you need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, just ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any feedback or comments that might help others is appreciated.

Clinton Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Clinton Police Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, including custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to find the same information for anybody arrested and booked or released within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to locate the information faster if you’ve got the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Clinton Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Clinton Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer some simple questions, like what is your full legal name, home address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to use the telephone in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged will take between 15 minutes to many hours. So, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will be released. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether or not you have a cash bond or if the judge needs 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 get to the end of your sentence and know the release date, you should plan to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Clinton Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Clinton Police Jail before you can visit. This information will be put in the visitors log for the requesting inmate. Each visitor must provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone showing up late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so it would be wise to call the facility at 601-924-5252 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

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

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

No phones are allowed at Clinton Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision 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 a 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 younger than 18 years old 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 Clinton Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Clinton 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 Clinton 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 Clinton 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, you can find out by checking the court records on the website or you can call the jail. 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 you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a case file that contains a docket and any documents filed in your court case. You are able to access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of a person’s criminal past. These state databases are all connected and you can track criminal convictions from another state. You are able to go to courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DUI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to inmates can change at any time, so you should visit the Clinton Police Jail website when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Clinton 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 Clinton Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 601-924-5252 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 Clinton Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds 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

All phone calls from the Clinton Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are generally more costly than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the jail rules, phone privileges might get reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: 601-924-5252

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of 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 Clinton Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 figuring out how to lower 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 significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not 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 jail has set their calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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