Citronelle Police Jail

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The Citronelle Police Jail is located at 19135 South Main Street in Citronelle, AL and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Citronelle Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about everything one might want to know about the Citronelle Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Citronelle Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give info that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and any tips or comments that could be a benefit to others will be much appreciated.

Citronelle Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Citronelle Police Jail Inmate Roster is a list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get information about anyone processed or discharged in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate the information more quickly if you enter their full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Citronelle Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Citronelle Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First you must answer a bunch of questions, like what is your full legal name, your address, birthdate and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will get to use the telephone so you can get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged will take from 30 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will get released. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond or if a magistrate needs to determine your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the release date, you should plan to be released that morning.

Citronelle Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Citronelle Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be entered into the visitors log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so make sure that you call the official Citronelle Police Jail at 251-866-5527 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

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

Be sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license with you to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

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

If a 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Citronelle Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Citronelle 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 Citronelle 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 Citronelle 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 find out by checking the court records on the Mobile County court 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. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of someone’s criminal history. These databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a 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 these crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to Citronelle Police Jail jail inmates is likely to change, so it would be best to review the Citronelle Police Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Citronelle 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 Citronelle Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 251-866-5527 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 Citronelle Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use 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 sufficient funds in their commissary 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

All phone calls from the Citronelle Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are usually pricier than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or forbidden completely.

The Citronelle Police Jail phone number is: 251-866-5527

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 Citronelle Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 finding out 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. 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 these cases, the facility has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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