Calhoun City Police Jail

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The Calhoun City Police Jail is located at 102 East Veterans Avenue in Calhoun City, MS and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Calhoun City Police Department.

This site will tell you information about anything you might need to know about the Calhoun City Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Calhoun City Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give info that you’ll need to make going to jail easier. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask them, and also any comments or feedback that would be a benefit to others would be welcome.

Calhoun City Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Calhoun City Police Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of individuals who are in jail, which includes current status, and schedule for visitation. You can find the same information for anyone who has been arrested or released in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to locate the information faster if you have your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Calhoun City Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Calhoun City Police Jail includes each of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

First you must answer some simple questions, such as your full name, street address, birthdate and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical 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 from jail.

You will then be allowed to make a telephone call so you can call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process may take anywhere between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will be released. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a judge needs to decide on how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a date of your release, expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Calhoun City Police Jail Visitation

The inmate need to provide information about each visitor to the Calhoun City Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into the visitors log for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors will have to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies can change, so it would be wise to call the jail at 662-628-6897 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Calhoun City Police Jail you have to first be on the inmate’s visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones are allowed at Calhoun City Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 old 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 Calhoun City Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Calhoun City 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 Calhoun City 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 Calhoun City 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants online or you are able to call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Calhoun County jail, either by phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a court case file that contains a docket sheet and any filings and documents filed in the case. You can access the court records online, or at the Calhoun County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal background. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates at the Calhoun City Police Jail could change, so be sure to visit the Calhoun City Police Jail website when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Calhoun City 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 Calhoun City Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 662-628-6897 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 Calhoun City Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, 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 enough money in their commissary account. These items 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 Calhoun City Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are a lot pricier than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about 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 ability to use the phone could be reduced or totally denied.

The Calhoun City Police Jail phone number is: 662-628-6897

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 they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Calhoun City Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things will determine how much an inmate phone call will cost: 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 figuring out 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 calling 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. There are some prisons or jails 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 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 Calhoun City Police Jail, click the link below.

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