Douglasville Police Jail

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The Douglasville Police Jail is located at 6730 Church Street in Douglasville, GA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Douglasville Police Department.

This page tells you info about anything one might want to know about the Douglasville Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Douglasville Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Douglas County court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you information and advice that you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have a specific question, just ask it in the comment section below, and any tips or comments that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Douglasville Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Douglasville Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of people who have been arrested, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get the same information on anybody booked or released within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can get the information faster if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Douglasville Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Douglasville Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First you will answer some questions, such as what is your full legal name, home address, birthdate and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will then be allowed to use the phone so you can talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. This process will take anywhere from 10 minutes to all day. So, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you can get released from jail. Also, it might depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond or if the judge needs to figure out your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and know the discharge date, expect to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Douglasville Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide information about each visitor to the Douglasville Police Jail in advance. This information will be put in a log of visitors as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Douglasville Police Jail can change, so we suggest that you call the facility at 770-920-3010 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Douglasville Police Jail you have to first be added to this person’s visitation list.

Make sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones at Douglasville Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anyone under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Douglasville Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Douglasville 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 Douglasville 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 Douglasville 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 on the Douglas County jail website or you can call the court 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 you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Douglas County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These state databases are all linked so you can track criminal histories from other states. Go to the Douglas County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession, 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 money to inmates at the Douglasville Police Jail change frequently, so you should double check the Douglasville Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Douglasville 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 Douglasville Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 770-920-3010 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 Douglasville Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products like 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 Douglasville Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more expensive than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: 770-920-3010

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all 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 Douglasville Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their phone rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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