Altoona Police Jail

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The Altoona Police Jail is located at 39989 State Highway 75 in Altoona, AL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Susan Moore Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything related to the Altoona Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you advice and information you need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have a specific question, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or feedback that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Altoona Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Altoona Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of individuals who have been arrested, including status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get information about anybody booked or discharged within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information more quickly if you have their full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Altoona Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

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

First, you will have to answer a number of questions, such as your full name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will allow you to use the phone in order to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process may take from 10 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will get discharged. It also might depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate has to determine your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the discharge date, you should expect to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Altoona Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must provide each visitor’s full name to the Altoona Police Jail in advance. This information will be put in the log for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors must provide identification. Any visitors arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so it would be wise to call the facility at 205-466-7400 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Altoona Police Jail you have to first have your name on their visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Altoona Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the 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 the 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Altoona Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Altoona 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 Altoona 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 Altoona 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can access court records on the website or you can call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Blount County jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket sheet and all documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records on their website, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of people’s criminal history. These online databases are linked together and you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, 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 different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for these crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Altoona Police Jail inmates can change at any time, so you should check the Altoona Police Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Altoona 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 Altoona Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 205-466-7400 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 Altoona Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely 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 inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their 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 Altoona Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are usually more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about 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 are disciplined for an infraction, phone calls may be limited or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 205-466-7400

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all inmate phone calls 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 Altoona Police 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 state prisons and local jails figuring 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 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 money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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