Cottonwood Police Jail

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The Cottonwood Police Jail is located at 1414 Metcalf Street in Cottonwood, AL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Cottonwood Police Department.

This site will tell you info about anything a person needs to know about the Cottonwood Police Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give information and advice that you need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or feedback that could be a benefit to others will be welcome.

Cottonwood Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Cottonwood Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about individuals who have been arrested, which includes current status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to get the same information on anyone processed or released in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate their inmate information more quickly if you’ve got the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Cottonwood Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Cottonwood Police Jail includes the following steps:

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

The first step is that you have to answer some basic questions, like what is your legal name, your address, birth date and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will let you make a phone call in order to call family, friends, or loved one.

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

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process can take from 15 minutes to all day long. In other words the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released depends on if you have a cash bond amount or if the judge needs to decide on the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a release date, plan to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Cottonwood Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to list each visitor’s name to the Cottonwood Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will go into a log of approved visitors as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Cottonwood Police Jail change often, so you should call the facility at 334-691-2113 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Cottonwood Police Jail you must first be added to this person’s visitation list.

Be sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones are allowed at Cottonwood Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Cottonwood Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood 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 are able to check the court records on the Houston County jail website or you can call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Houston County jail, by phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and this is available 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 docket sheet and all of the documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access the court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These databases are connected so you can track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to the Houston County Courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DWI or DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to Cottonwood Police Jail jail inmates might change, so you should visit the Cottonwood Police Jail website before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 334-691-2113 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 Cottonwood Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products 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 Cottonwood Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are generally more costly than phone calls made at home. 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 lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the jail rules, phone privileges may be limited or totally denied.

Phone Number: 334-691-2113

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits 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 Cottonwood Police Jail. The rates 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 decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. 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 jail or prison 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 Cottonwood Police Jail, click the link below.

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