Marion Police Jail

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The Marion Police Jail is located at 6021 Dale Drive in Marion, MS and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Marion Police Department.

This page will tell you information about anything one might want to know about the Marion Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Marion Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and everything else.

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7. Marion Police Jail Care Packages
8. What is Inmate Commissary?
9. How to Send Money to an Inmate at Marion Police Jail
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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, just ask it, and please leave any tips or comments that might be beneficial to others would be appreciated.

Marion Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Marion Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes current status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to find information on anybody booked or released in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can get their arrest information more quickly if you’ve got the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Marion Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Marion Police Jail is made up of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

First you will have to answer a number of questions, like what is your full name, street address, birth date and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will allow you to make a phone call so you can talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might get to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail takes between 30 minutes to all day long. So, the faster you post bail, the faster you will get discharged. How quickly you get discharged might depend on if you have a bond amount or if the judge must figure out how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the release date, expect to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Marion Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Marion Police Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will go in a log of approved visitors for the requesting inmate. All visitors must provide identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

The Marion Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so it would be wise to call the facility at 601-483-9573 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Marion Police Jail you have to first be on this person’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Marion Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Marion Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Marion 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 Marion 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 Marion 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 are able to check the arrest warrants on the website or call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Lauderdale County jail, by phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is a matter of public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a case file containing a docket and any filings and documents filed in the court case. You are able to access the court records on their website, or at the Lauderdale County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of people’s criminal background. These state databases are all connected and you can track criminal histories from another state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates are always changing, so be sure to check the Marion Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Marion 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 Marion Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 601-483-9573 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 Marion Police Jail store. You can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, 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 enough 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

The only phone calls that Marion Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are typically more costly than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules, phone privileges might get reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: 601-483-9573

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of 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 Marion Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s 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 in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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