Berry Police Jail

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The Berry Police Jail is located at 30 School Avenue in Berry, AL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Berry Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about anything related to the Berry Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Berry Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Fayette County court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you info that you need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have specific questions, just ask them, and please leave any comments or feedback that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Berry Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Berry Police Jail Inmate List is a roster of people who are in jail, including current status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find the same information for anyone arrested and booked or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can get their arrest information quicker if you’ve got the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Berry Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Berry Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

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

You must answer some simple questions, like what is your full name, street address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

You will get to make a telephone call in order to talk to 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 be able to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail can take anywhere from 15 minutes to all day long. In other words the faster you post bail, the quicker you will be released. Also, it might depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a magistrate needs to determine how much to set your bail at. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a discharge date, you should plan to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Berry Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Berry Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will go in a log of approved visitors as an approved visitor. Every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone arriving late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

The Berry Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so we suggest that you call the jail at 205-689-4562 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Berry Police Jail you must first have your name on this person’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Berry Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If a 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 of age and is not related to the inmate, the minor 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 Berry Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Berry 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 Berry 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 Berry 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the court records on the website or you are able to call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, 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 check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a case file containing a docket sheet and all documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Fayette County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal background. These databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from other states. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for these crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates at the Berry Police Jail is likely to change, so be sure to visit the Berry Police Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Berry 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 Berry Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 205-689-4562 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 Berry Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Berry Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are generally 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 inmates must keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 205-689-4562

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. 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 Berry Police Jail. The rates 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 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on inmate phone calls. 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 cases like this, the facility 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 Berry Police Jail, click the link below.

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