Oxford Police Jail

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The Oxford Police Jail is located at 715 Molly Barr Road in Oxford, MS and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Oxford Police Department.

This site will tell you all the information about everything a person needs to know about the Oxford Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Lafayette County court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the information and tips that you need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and any tips or comments that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Oxford Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Oxford Police Jail Inmate List has information about people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to find info about anyone arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get the information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Oxford Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Oxford Police Jail includes each of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

You will have to answer a number of questions, like what is your legal name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

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

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take anywhere from 30 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will be released. Also, how fast you get released can depend on if you’ve got a cash bond or if the magistrate needs to decide on the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the discharge date, you should expect to be released in the morning.

Oxford Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Oxford Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will go into the visitors log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies can change, so call the facility at 662-232-2400 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Oxford Police Jail you have to be on the inmate’s visitation list.

Be sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones are allowed at Oxford Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 old 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Oxford Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Oxford 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 Oxford 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 Oxford 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 have an outstanding warrant, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Lafayette County jail website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file that contains a court docket and any of the filings and documents filed in the case. You are able to access the court records online, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from another state. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail at the Oxford Police Jail change frequently, so we suggest that you visit the Oxford Police Jail website when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Oxford 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 Oxford Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 662-232-2400 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 Oxford 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 need to use 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 items that inmates can purchase if they have money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Oxford Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are much more expensive than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, phone calls could be reduced or cut altogether.

The Oxford Police Jail phone number is: 662-232-2400

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all 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 Oxford Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on calling your inmate. In some cases, we won’t 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 phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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