Rincon Police Jail

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The Rincon Police Jail is located at 107 West 17Th Street in Rincon, GA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Rincon Police Department.

This site tells you information about anything related to the Rincon Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Rincon Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Effingham County court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you info you need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask them, and any feedback or comments that might be beneficial to others would be much appreciated.

Rincon Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Rincon Police Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, including status, and times you can visit. You can get information about anybody processed or discharged within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information more quickly if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Rincon Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Rincon Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

You have to answer some simple questions, such as your full legal name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you use the phone to get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take anywhere between 15 minutes to all day long. So, the faster bail is posted, the faster you will be freed. Also, it might depend on whether you have a cash bond amount or if a judge needs to determine the amount of bail to be set. For minor charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and have a date of your release, expect to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Rincon Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must provide information about each visitor to the Rincon Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be entered in the visitation log for the inmate. Every visitor must provide proof of identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so it would be wise to call the facility at 912-826-5200 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Rincon Police Jail you have to have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Rincon Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If a 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Rincon Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Rincon 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 Rincon 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 Rincon 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the court records on the Effingham County court website or call the court. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are in the public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked so you can track criminal histories from any other state. You can go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to Rincon Police Jail inmates might change, so double check the Rincon Police Jail site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Rincon 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 Rincon Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 912-826-5200 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 Rincon Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want 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 items that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Rincon Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are typically more expensive than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to 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 a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Rincon Police Jail phone number is: 912-826-5200

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the 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 Rincon 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 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 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 significantly on calling your inmate. In some cases, 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 calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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