Cotton Valley Police Jail

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The Cotton Valley Police Jail is located at 222 Railroad Avenue in Cotton Valley, LA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Cotton Valley Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about anything a person needs to know about the Cotton Valley Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Cotton Valley Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information and tips that you need to make getting locked up easier. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it, and please leave any comments or feedback that would help other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Cotton Valley Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Cotton Valley Police Jail Inmate Roster is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get information on anybody arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to locate the information fast if you have their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Cotton Valley Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Cotton Valley Police Jail takes you through these steps:

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

You will have to answer some basic questions, like what is your full legal name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will get to use the telephone so you can call family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be able to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process may take between 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. It also might depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a magistrate needs to figure out how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, you should plan to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Cotton Valley Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Cotton Valley Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be put into the log as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so you should call the facility at 318-832-4343 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Cotton Valley Police Jail you have to be on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Cotton Valley Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If a 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 younger than 18 years old and is not a family member of 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Cotton Valley Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Cotton Valley 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 Cotton Valley 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 Cotton Valley 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 might have a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants inquiry on the Webster Parish court website or call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Webster Parish jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket sheet and all documents filed in your court case. You are able to access court records on their website, or at the Webster Parish Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of people’s criminal past. These online databases are connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to Cotton Valley Police Jail inmates change frequently, so double check the Cotton Valley Police Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Cotton Valley 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 Cotton Valley Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 318-832-4343 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 Cotton Valley Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to hygiene products including 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 Cotton Valley Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are typically more costly than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, phone privileges might get cut back or forbidden.

The Cotton Valley Police Jail phone number is: 318-832-4343

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 the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all inmate phone calls 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 Cotton Valley Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 state prisons and local jails finding out 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not 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 facility has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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