Sparks Police Jail

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The Sparks Police Jail is located at 115 East Colquitt Street in Sparks, GA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Sparks Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about anything a person needs to know about the Sparks Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Sparks Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Cook County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you info that you need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have questions, feel free to ask it, and any comments or tips that would be a benefit to others will be appreciated.

Sparks Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Sparks Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of people who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get info about anyone arrested and booked or discharged within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can get their inmate information fast if you enter their name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Sparks Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Sparks Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

You must answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your full name, home address, birth date and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will allow you to make a phone call to contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process may take from 15 minutes to all day. So, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will get let go. It also can depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond or if the magistrate still needs to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For minor offenses, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a release date, you should plan to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Sparks Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Sparks Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will go in the visitors log for the inmate. Every visitor is required to provide identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

The Sparks Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so call the jail at 229-549-7181 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Sparks Police Jail you must be added to their approved visitation list.

Be sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones are allowed at Sparks Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Persons under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 of age and is not a family member of 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 Sparks Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Sparks 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 Sparks 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 Sparks 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the Cook County jail website or call the jail. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, 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, on the phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file containing a docket sheet and any of the documents filed in your case. You are able to access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Cook County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of a person’s criminal history. These state databases are linked together so you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Sparks Police Jail jail inmates might change, so we suggest that you double check the Sparks Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Sparks 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 Sparks Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 229-549-7181 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 Sparks Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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

The only phone calls that Sparks Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are generally more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 229-549-7181

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts 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 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 Sparks Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of 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 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 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 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 these cases, the jail or prison has set their calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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