Sulphur Police Jail

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The Sulphur Police Jail is located at 500 North Huntington Street in Sulphur, LA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Sulphur Police Department.

This site will tell you all the information about anything you might need to know about the Sulphur Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Calcasieu Parish court records, and much more.

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6. How To Save Money on Inmate Calls at Sulphur Police Jail
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8. What is Inmate Commissary?
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Introduction

This guide is meant to give info you need to make the process easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any tips or comments that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Sulphur Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Sulphur Police Jail Inmate List has information about people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get info for anyone processed or discharged within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to find the information faster if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Sulphur Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Sulphur Police Jail includes the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you must answer some questions, like your full legal name, street address, birthdate and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will let you use the telephone so you can get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. This process can take anywhere from 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will get let go. How quickly you get discharged depends on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if a judge needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a date of your release, plan to get discharged in the morning.

Sulphur Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list each visitor’s full name to the Sulphur Police Jail in advance. This information will go into a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors is required to provide proof of identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies can change, so it would be wise to call the facility at 337-527-4550 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Sulphur Police Jail you have to first be added to this person’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Sulphur Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Persons under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 old and is not related to the inmate, this 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 Sulphur Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Sulphur 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 Sulphur 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 Sulphur 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 are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you are able to call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Calcasieu Parish jail, on the phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a court case file that includes a docket and any filings and documents filed in the case. You can access the court records on the internet, or at the Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of someone’s criminal history. These online databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal convictions from any other state. You are able to go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug offenses, 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 Sulphur Police Jail inmates change frequently, so we suggest that you check the Sulphur Police Jail site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Sulphur 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 Sulphur Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 337-527-4550 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 Sulphur Police Jail store. You can buy different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Sulphur Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are usually more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about 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 break the rules, phone calls could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Sulphur Police Jail phone number is: 337-527-4550

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all phone calls that inmates make 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 Sulphur Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 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 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 prisons or jails where we will not 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 call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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