Tangipahoa Parish Jail

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The Tangipahoa Parish Jail is located at 15475 Club Deluxe Road in Hammond, LA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Department.

This site tells you information about everything related to the Tangipahoa Parish Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Tangipahoa Parish Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and lots more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give information and tips that you need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, just ask them, and please leave any comments or feedback that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Tangipahoa Parish Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Tangipahoa Parish Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find information for anybody who has been arrested or released in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get their arrest information faster if you enter the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Tangipahoa Parish Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Tangipahoa Parish Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

You will answer some basic questions, such as what is your full legal name, home address, date of birth and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

They will allow you to use the telephone in order to get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process may take anywhere from 15 minutes to all day. In other words the faster bail is posted, the faster you will be freed. It also will depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond or if the magistrate has to decide on how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the discharge date, plan to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Tangipahoa Parish Jail Visitation

Inmates have to provide each visitor’s full name to the Tangipahoa Parish Jail before you can visit. This information will go in a log of approved visitors as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Tangipahoa Parish Jail visitation procedures can change, so call the jail at (985) 345-6150 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Tangipahoa Parish Jail you must have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Tangipahoa Parish Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to the inmate, they must 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Tangipahoa Parish Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Tangipahoa 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 Tangipahoa 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 Tangipahoa 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the Tangipahoa Parish court website or you can call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Tangipahoa Parish jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal past. These databases are linked together and you can track criminal convictions from other states. Go to county 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, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to Tangipahoa Parish Jail jail inmates change frequently, so review the Tangipahoa Parish Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Tangipahoa 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 Tangipahoa Parish Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (985) 345-6150 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 Tangipahoa Parish Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Tangipahoa Parish Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are much pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, 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 rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated completely.

The Tangipahoa Parish Jail phone number is: (985) 345-6150

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. 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 Tangipahoa Parish Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different 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 finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges is 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 a lot of money on calling your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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