Pelham Police Jail

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The Pelham Police Jail is located at 3174 Church Street in Pelham, AL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Pelham Police Department.

This page tells you all the information about everything related to the Pelham Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Pelham Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much more.

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Introduction

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

Pelham Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Pelham Police Jail Inmate Search is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes status, and schedule for visitation. You can get info for anyone arrested and processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to find their inmate information fast if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Pelham Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Pelham Police Jail includes these steps:

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

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

You will then be allowed to use the telephone in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process can take between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will get out of jail. It also will depend on whether you’ve been given a bond amount or if the judge still needs to figure out how much to set your bail at. For lesser charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the release date, you should plan to be discharged that morning.

Pelham Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Pelham Police Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will be entered in the log as an approved visitor. Every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Pelham Police Jail can change, so call the jail at 205-620-6550 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Pelham Police Jail you must have your name on this person’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Pelham Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not going to be approved.

If a 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 a visitor is under the age of 18 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Pelham Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Pelham 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 Pelham 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 Pelham 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 can check arrest warrants on the Shelby County court website or you can call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Shelby County jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a case file that includes a docket sheet and all of the filings and documents filed in the court case. You can access your court records online, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of someone’s criminal background. These online databases are linked together and you can track criminal convictions from any other state. Go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any of the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates might change, so be sure to visit the Pelham Police Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Pelham 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 Pelham Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 205-620-6550 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 Pelham Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have money in their trust 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Pelham Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are usually more expensive than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 205-620-6550

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all of the 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 Pelham 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 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 state prisons and local jails finding out how to decrease 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 significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where 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 jail has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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