Guyton Police Jail

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The Guyton Police Jail is located at 505 Magnolia Street in Guyton, GA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Guyton Police Department Headquarters.

This site tells you info about everything you might want to know about the Guyton Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Guyton Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Effingham County court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, just ask them, and also any comments or tips that could be a benefit to others would be welcome.

Guyton Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Guyton Police Jail Inmate Roster has information about individuals who are in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting schedule. You can get information for anybody arrested and booked or discharged within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information faster if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Guyton Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed 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 will answer some basic questions, such as what is your legal name, address, date of birth and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will get to make a telephone call so you can contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged takes from 15 minutes to all day long. So, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will get released. It also can depend on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the judge needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the release date, you should expect to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Guyton Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must provide each visitor’s full name to the Guyton Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be put in a Visiting log as an authorized visitor. Each visitor must provide identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures change often, so make sure that you call the official Guyton Police Jail at 912-772-8745 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

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

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

No phones at Guyton Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anybody under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Guyton Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Guyton 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 Guyton 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 Guyton 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 access arrest warrants on the Effingham County jail website or call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Effingham County jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are in the public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file that contains a court docket and any documents and filings filed in the case. You can access your court records on the website, or at the Effingham County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are all connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DWI or DUI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates change frequently, so we suggest that you check the Guyton Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Guyton 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 Guyton Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 912-772-8745 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 Guyton Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, such as 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 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 items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

All phone calls from the Guyton Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are much more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Guyton Police Jail phone number is: 912-772-8745

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits off of all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Guyton Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 decrease 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 a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, 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 Guyton Police Jail, click the link below.

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