Lynnville Police Jail

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The Lynnville Police Jail is located at 1670 Main Street in Lynnville, TN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Lynnville City Police Department.

This page tells you information about anything one might want to know about the Lynnville Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Giles County court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer advice and information that you need to make getting locked up easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask them, and please leave any comments or tips that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Lynnville Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Lynnville Police Jail Inmate Lookup has information about individuals who have been arrested, including current status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to find information about anyone processed or released within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find their arrest information fast if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Lynnville Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Lynnville Police Jail includes the following steps:

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

First, you have to answer some simple questions, like your legal name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will get to make a phone call in order 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 keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail can take from 10 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will be released. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether you’ve been given a cash bond or if a judge has to determine how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a date of your release, you should plan to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Lynnville Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide each visitor’s name to the Lynnville Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered in the visitors log for the inmate. Every visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone arriving late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

The Lynnville Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so it would be wise to call the facility at 931-527-0700 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Lynnville Police Jail you have to be added to their approved visitation list.

Be 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.

No phones are allowed at Lynnville Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 under the age of 18 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 magazines to an inmate at the Lynnville Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Lynnville Police 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 Lynnville Police 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 Lynnville Police 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 think you have a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the Giles County court website or you are able to call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, 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 Giles County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is in the public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a case file that contains a court docket and all filings and documents filed in your court case. You can access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of someone’s criminal background. These online databases are linked together so you can track criminal convictions from other states. 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 the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes, which can include, 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 procedure to send funds to inmates change frequently, so you should double check the Lynnville Police Jail website when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Lynnville Police 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 Lynnville Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 931-527-0700 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 Lynnville Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their account. These items 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

All phone calls from the Lynnville Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are generally pricier than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated completely.

The Lynnville Police Jail phone number is: 931-527-0700

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money 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 Lynnville Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. In some cases, we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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