West Carroll Parish Jail

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The West Carroll Parish Jail is located at 305 East Main Street in Oak Grove, LA and is a medium security county jail operated by the West Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you all the information about anything related to the West Carroll Parish Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find West Carroll Parish court records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the advice and information that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a question, just ask them, and also any tips or comments that might be a benefit to others is welcome.

West Carroll Parish Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The West Carroll Parish Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find information for anyone who has been arrested or released within the last 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate the information more quickly if you have your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

West Carroll Parish Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the West Carroll Parish Jail includes each of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

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

They will allow you to make a phone call in order to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. The discharge process can take between 10 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will be freed. Also, it depends on whether or not you have a cash bond amount or if a magistrate must decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the release date, you should plan to be released that morning.

West Carroll Parish Jail Visitation

The inmate need to list information about each visitor to the West Carroll Parish Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitors will be entered in a log of visitors as an approved visitor. Every visitor has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone showing up late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at West Carroll Parish Jail can change, so make sure that you call the facility at (318) 428-2331 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the West Carroll Parish Jail you must first be added to 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 because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones at West Carroll Parish Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 younger than 18 years of age and is not a family member of 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 even magazines to an inmate at the West Carroll Parish Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the West Carroll 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 West Carroll 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 West Carroll 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 an outstanding warrant, you can check arrest warrants online or you are able to call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a court case file that contains a docket and any of the filings and documents filed in the court case. You can access the court records on the website, or at the West Carroll Parish Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of people’s criminal past. These databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. Go to the West Carroll Parish Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for these crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to West Carroll Parish Jail inmates is likely to change, so you should review the West Carroll Parish Jail website when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at West Carroll 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 West Carroll Parish Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (318) 428-2331 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 West Carroll Parish Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the West Carroll Parish Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are typically more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or forbidden.

The West Carroll Parish Jail phone number is: (318) 428-2331

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each 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 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 West Carroll Parish Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 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 inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases 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 will be able to save you money.

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

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