Lincoln County Jail

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The Lincoln County Jail is located at 215 Justice Street in Brookhaven, MS and is a medium security county jail operated by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you information about anything one might want to know about the Lincoln County Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give information and advice that you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have questions, feel free to ask them, and also any comments or tips that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Lincoln County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Lincoln County Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people who have been arrested and are in custody, including current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find information about anybody arrested and processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to get their inmate information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Lincoln County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Lincoln County Jail includes the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you will answer a bunch of questions, like your full legal name, home address, birth date and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will get to use the phone to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail will take between 10 minutes to many hours. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get discharged. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a judge must determine how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and know the date of your release, plan to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Lincoln County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list each visitor’s name to the Lincoln County Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will be put into a log of visitors for the inmate. Each visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so we suggest that you call the jail at (601) 833-5231 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Lincoln County Jail you have to first have your name on their approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Lincoln County Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody under 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 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 Lincoln County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Lincoln County 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 Lincoln County 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 Lincoln County 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 for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants on the Lincoln County jail website or call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are in the public record and the information is 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 that contains a docket sheet and all documents filed in your court case. You are able to access court records on the internet, or at the Lincoln County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal background. These online databases are linked together and you can track criminal convictions from another state. You are able to go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for crimes, which include, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates are always changing, so we suggest that you review the Lincoln County Jail site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Lincoln County 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 Lincoln County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (601) 833-5231 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 Lincoln County Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their 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

All phone calls from the Lincoln County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are generally pricier than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are disciplined for an infraction, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or cut altogether.

The Lincoln County Jail phone number is: (601) 833-5231

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits 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 Lincoln County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges is 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 calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where 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 jail has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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