Allen Parish Jail

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The Allen Parish Jail is located at 601 Court Street in Oberlin, LA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Allen Parish Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you information about everything you might want to know about the Allen Parish Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Allen Parish Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information you need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have a specific question, just ask it, and please leave any tips or comments that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Allen Parish Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Allen Parish Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of individuals currently in custody, including current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find the same information for anyone arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can get their inmate information fast if you have the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Allen Parish Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Allen Parish Jail includes each of the following steps:

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

The first step is that you have to answer some simple questions, such as your full name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call 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 get 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 post bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process takes from 30 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. Also, it can depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond or if the judge needs to decide on the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a release date, plan to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Allen Parish Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Allen Parish Jail in advance. Your visitors will go into the log for the inmate. All visitors is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so make sure that you call the facility at (337) 639-4353 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Allen Parish Jail you have to be added to their visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Allen Parish Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 magazines to an inmate at the Allen Parish Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Allen Parish 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 Allen Parish 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 Allen Parish 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 are able to check the arrest warrants on the website or you can call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a court case file containing a court docket and any documents filed in the court case. You can access your court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal history. These online databases are all connected and you can track criminal histories from any other state. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for driving under the influence (DUI), drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to Allen Parish Jail inmates could change, so you should double check the Allen Parish Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Allen Parish 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 Allen Parish Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (337) 639-4353 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 Allen Parish Jail store. You can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Allen Parish Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are typically pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: (337) 639-4353

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits 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 Allen Parish Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 figuring out 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 calling 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. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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