Panola County Jail

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The Panola County Jail is located at 300 James Rudd Drive in Batesville, MS and is a medium security county jail operated by the Panola County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you all the information about everything related to the Panola County Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Panola County court records, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the info you need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it, and please leave any comments or tips that would be a benefit to others is much appreciated.

Panola County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Panola County Jail Inmate Roster is a list of individuals currently in custody, including current status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get information on anybody processed or released within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate their inmate information fast if you enter their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Panola County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Panola County Jail is made up of each of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First you will have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your legal name, address, birth date and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will allow you to use the phone 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 shortly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process can take anywhere from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the faster you post bail, the sooner you can get out of jail. It also depends on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a magistrate must determine how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the release date, you should plan to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Panola County Jail Visitation

Inmates need to list each visitor’s name to the Panola County Jail in advance. Your visitors will be entered into the visitation log for the requesting inmate. Every visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you call the facility at (662) 563-6230 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Panola County Jail you must be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

Be sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones are allowed at Panola County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone probation, parole, or other community 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 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 under the age of 18 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Panola County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Panola 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 Panola 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 Panola 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records online or you can call the jail. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is in the public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a case file that contains a docket and any of the documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records on their website, or at the Panola County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. Go to courthouse and check in person, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any of the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Panola County Jail inmates are always changing, so we suggest that you visit the Panola County Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Panola 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 Panola County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (662) 563-6230 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 Panola County Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to hygiene products such as 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 Panola County Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are much more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or totally denied.

The Panola County Jail phone number is: (662) 563-6230

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the 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 Panola County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 finding out how to decrease 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where 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 facility has set their calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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