Thomson Police Jail

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The Thomson Police Jail is located at 751 Public Safety Drive in Thomson, GA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Thomson Police Department.

This page will tell you information about anything one might want to know about the Thomson Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to offer info that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, please feel free to ask them, and any comments or tips that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Thomson Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Thomson Police Jail Inmate Roster is a list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, including custody status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find info about anyone arrested and processed or released within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate the information quicker if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Thomson Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Thomson Police Jail includes each of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you will answer some questions, such as your full name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will be allowed to make a phone call so you can contact family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged may take anywhere from 15 minutes to all day. So, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will be freed. Also, it can depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond or if a judge needs to figure out the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the release date, you should expect to be discharged in the morning.

Thomson Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to list each visitor’s full name to the Thomson Police Jail in advance. This information will be entered in a Visiting log for the inmate. All visitors will be required to provide proof of identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

The Thomson Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so you should call the jail at 706-595-2166 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Thomson Police Jail you must be added to their approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Thomson Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 related to 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 magazines to an inmate at the Thomson Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Thomson 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 Thomson 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 Thomson 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, you can find out by checking the court records on the Mcduffie County jail website or call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. You should be clear 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 Mcduffie County jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a case file containing a court docket and any of the filings and documents filed in the case. You are able to access court records on their website, or at the Mcduffie County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are connected and you can track criminal convictions from another state. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it 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 can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Thomson Police Jail jail inmates could change, so we suggest that you visit the Thomson Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Thomson 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 Thomson Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 706-595-2166 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 Thomson Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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

The only phone calls that Thomson Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are generally more expensive than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, phone calls might get reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: 706-595-2166

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all 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 Thomson Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we won’t 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 calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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