Washington Police Jail

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The Washington Police Jail is located at 109 South Saint Landry Veterans Memorial Highway in Washington, LA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Washington Police Department.

This site will tell you information about anything one might want to know about the Washington Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information that you need to make going to jail easier. If you have questions, just ask it, and any comments or feedback that would be a benefit to others is appreciated.

Washington Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Washington Police Jail Inmate List has information about individuals currently in custody, which includes status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to find the same information for anyone who has been arrested or discharged within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information more quickly if you have your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Washington Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your legal name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will get to make a phone call in order to talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged can take between 15 minutes to many hours. In other words the faster you post bail, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the magistrate must determine the bail amount. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a release date, plan to get discharged in the morning.

Washington Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Washington Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will be entered in a Visiting log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Washington Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so make sure that you call the official Washington Police Jail at 337-826-3305 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Washington Police Jail you have to first be on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Washington Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anybody currently on 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 the 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not related to 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 Washington Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington 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 believe you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants on the St Landry Parish court website or you can call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the St Landry Parish jail, on the phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is in the public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file containing a court docket and all of the documents filed in your court case. You are able to access your court records online, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These databases are all connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. Go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any of the following crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to someone in jail could change, so it would be best to review the Washington Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Washington 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 Washington Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 337-826-3305 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 Washington Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Washington Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are typically more costly than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but you should 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, phone calls might get reduced or forbidden.

The Washington Police Jail phone number is: 337-826-3305

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the 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 Washington Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 learning how to lower your inmates phone charges can be 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility 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 Washington Police Jail, click the link below.

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