Gordon Police Jail

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The Gordon Police Jail is located at 105 Railroad Street in Gordon, GA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Gordon Police Department.

This page will tell you information about everything related to the Gordon Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Gordon Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Wilkinson County court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give information and tips you need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, just ask it, and also any feedback or comments that might be a benefit to others will be welcome.

Gordon Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Gordon Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to get info about anybody processed or released within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get their arrest information faster if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Gordon Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Gordon Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

You have to answer some questions, like your full legal name, address, date of birth and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will let you make a phone call in order to get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process takes anywhere from 15 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will be released. Also, how fast you get released can depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond or if the magistrate has to decide on how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and have a discharge date, you should expect to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Gordon Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must provide information about each visitor to the Gordon Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be put into a log of approved visitors for the requesting inmate. All visitors will have to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Gordon Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so make sure that you call the jail at 478-628-2323 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Gordon Police Jail you have to have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

Make 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.

No phones at Gordon Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Gordon Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Gordon 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 Gordon 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 Gordon 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 can access arrest warrants online or call the court. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local 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 the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a case file containing a docket sheet and all of the documents and filings filed in your court case. You can access court records on the website, or at the Wilkinson County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from another state. You are able to go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates are always changing, so be sure to visit the Gordon Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Gordon 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 Gordon Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 478-628-2323 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 Gordon Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Gordon Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are typically more costly than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, 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 may be limited or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 478-628-2323

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers 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 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 Gordon Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to lower your inmates phone charges can be 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 a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances 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 or prison has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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