Troup County Jail

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The Troup County Jail is located at 130 Sam Walker Drive in Lagrange, GA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Troup County Sheriff’s Department.

This site tells you info about everything related to the Troup County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Troup County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the information that you need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Troup County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Troup County Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of individuals currently in custody, including custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get information about anyone processed or discharged within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can get their inmate information more quickly if you have their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Troup County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Troup County Jail includes each of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you will answer some questions, such as what is your full legal name, street address, birth date and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will let you use the phone to get in touch with 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 wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged takes anywhere between 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will get out of jail. Also, it might depend on whether you have a bond amount or if the judge has to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For a minor offense, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and know the date of your release, expect to get discharged in the morning.

Troup County Jail Visitation

The inmate need to provide each visitor’s name to the Troup County Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be put in a log of approved visitors for the inmate. Each and every visitor is required to provide identification. Anyone arriving late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Troup County Jail frequently change, so it would be wise to call the facility at (706) 883-1616 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Troup County Jail you have to first be on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Troup County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of 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 younger than 18 years old 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Troup County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Troup 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 Troup 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 Troup 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 believe you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants on the Troup County court website or call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of people’s criminal background. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from another state. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it 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 find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for crimes, which include, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Troup County Jail inmates can change at any time, so be sure to double check the Troup County Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Troup 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 Troup County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (706) 883-1616 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 Troup County Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary every day, 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 money in their 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

All phone calls from the Troup County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more expensive than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges may be limited or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: (706) 883-1616

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 they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make from all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Troup County Jail. The rates 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 learning how to lower 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 inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where 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 phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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