Grenada County Jail Inmate Bail & Bonds
Grenada County bail and bond: the jail, the clerk, and the right court
The jail that serves Grenada County is the Grenada County Jail in Grenada. Look up your person first on the Grenada County Inmate Search. It shows booking, charges, and the bail amount. The Circuit Clerk, 662-226-1941, handles court dates and the paperwork for bonds secured by property. This page walks through the rest: the first appearance, the cost of a bond, who can sign, and what happens after.
How do I check whether someone is in the Grenada County Jail?
Run the name through the Grenada County Inmate Search. A booking only minutes old may not show yet, so try again in a few hours.
Write down the booking number and the charge when they appear. Both speed up every later call.
Who is the Circuit Clerk and what does the office do?
Michele Redditt Garcia is the Circuit Clerk. The mailing address is P.O. Box 1517, Grenada, MS 38902, and the phone is 662-226-1941. The office keeps the circuit court file, so call it for court dates, filings, and property bond papers.
What happens at the first appearance?
A judge must see a person arrested without a warrant within 48 hours. Under Rule 5.2 the judge confirms the name, age, and address, gives the person a copy of the charging affidavit, rules on probable cause, and explains the right to a lawyer, the right to stay silent, and the release conditions.
In a felony case the judge also explains the right to a preliminary hearing.
What is a preliminary hearing and when does it happen?
Rule 6.1 gives a person charged with a felony the right to ask for a preliminary hearing. It generally begins within 14 days of the demand. If it does not start in that window and was not postponed, the person is released on recognizance.
The Circuit Clerk, 662-226-1941, can tell you which court holds the file.
Can a bail bondsman post it for me?
Yes. Mississippi bail agents are licensed by the state Insurance Department. The fee is capped at 10 percent of the bond or $100, whichever is greater, plus a $50 processing fee.
Agents file papers with the jail and the court. Make sure the bond has been entered before you expect release.
May I post the whole thing in cash and get it back?
A cash bond is a deposit. Rule 8.7 says that when the bond is no longer needed, the court cancels it and orders the security returned. Keep the receipt, and ask the Circuit Clerk, 662-226-1941, how a refund is requested.
Is there a cheaper court-side deposit?
Yes, when the court allows it. Under Rule 8.1(d), the court can take 10 percent of the bond or $250, whichever is greater, with a notarized affidavit. The court decides whether cash bail is allowed in the case. Ask the clerk at 662-226-1941.
Can my land or home count in Grenada County?
A property bond is signed by an owner who swears that Mississippi property is worth the bond after exempt property and debts. Rule 8.1(f) requires the property to be in the state and does not name a county. A surety who is not a bail agent also swears that he is not an attorney or a judicial official.
Ask the Circuit Clerk, 662-226-1941, how a bond is filed.
In which cases does a judge deny bail?
A capital charge may carry no bail. Someone out on a felony bond who is arrested for a felony carrying more than five years faces revocation. A domestic violence arrest requires a judge's order before any bail, and the judge may add a wait of up to 24 hours.
We cannot pay for a lawyer. Who helps in Grenada?
The judge appoints one at the first appearance if you say you cannot pay, as Rule 5.2 directs. Between hearings, the Circuit Clerk at 662-226-1941 can tell you which court holds the file.
Where do Grenada County youth go after an arrest?
Youth Court handles them. The Department of Public Safety, through its Juvenile Facilities Monitoring Unit, licenses the state's juvenile detention centers.
Call the Circuit Clerk at 662-226-1941 with the child's full name and birth date to ask about the court date.
How can the family fight a bond that is too high?
Have the lawyer file a motion. Rule 8.5(b) lets the court modify release conditions for good cause, on its own or on application. Rule 8.4 lists alternatives to money, such as reporting, treatment, drug testing, and electronic monitoring.
Do commissary deposits help him get out?
No. Deposits pay for phone and store items. Release money goes through a bond, not an account.
What if he skips a Grenada court date?
Section 99-5-25 lets the court forfeit the bond. The agent can surrender him to the jail under Section 99-5-27. If he is surrendered or appears, forfeited money is refunded within 18 months, less extradition costs and attorney fees.
How do I look up someone who is in state prison?
The Mississippi Department of Corrections tracks people sentenced to state prison. Search by first and last name or by MDOC ID number, or call 601-359-5600.
Grenada County bond contacts
- County jail
- Grenada County Jail, Grenada, MS
- Bail page
- Jail bail and bond page
- Custody lookup
- Grenada County Inmate Search
- Circuit Clerk
- Michele Redditt Garcia, P.O. Box 1517, Grenada, MS 38902; 662-226-1941
- State prison questions
- Mississippi Department of Corrections, 601-359-5600
This explains how bail and bond work in a Grenada County case. It cannot replace a lawyer's help with your own.
Grenada County Jail
Address:
37 Doak Street
Grenada, MS 38901-2609
Phone:
662-226-6212
Frequently Asked Questions about Bail and Bonds in Grenada County
Does Grenada County have bail?
What kind of bonds are accepted in Grenada County?
Who can set bail in Grenada County?
When is bail set in Grenada County Mississippi?
Does Grenada County have bail?
Yes, Grenada County recognizes most types of bonds.
What kind of bonds are accepted in Grenada County?
Grenada County courts will consider what type of bonds will be accepted depending on the circumstances of the arrest. Bail is available in several forms including personal recognizance bond, cash bail, property bond, and surety bond.
Who can set bail in Grenada County?
For minor, non-violent crimes bail is preset and can be set by the arresting officer. More serious crimes require bail be set by a judge.
When is bail set in Grenada County Mississippi?
For minor, non-violent crimes bail is preset and that information will be available during the booking process. More serious crimes require the defendant to appear before a judge. This bail hearing is required to take place within 48 hrs. of arrest, not counting weekends or holidays.
What is Bail?
Bail is what the arrested in Grenada County must pay or do to stay out of jail until the first court appearance.
The agreement to bail acts as a promise that the arrested will return to court for court dates and trial. Bail usually refers to a dollar amount, but bail can also mean something that has to be done, or a condition such as reporting to an officer of the court, a curfew, restraining orders or attending a treatment program.
Bail is usually a significant enough amount of money and/or condition that the person will be negatively impacted and has incentive to return to court and not flee. A flight risk usually means that the person would flee the area, and not necessary that they are going to take an airplane.
If a judge in Grenada County feels that the arrested will return to court for further proceedings, the arrested could be released under a conditional release without needing to pay bail money. This is called Released on Own Recognizance, or ROR.
Conditions for ROR might be to obey all court orders and laws, maintain contact with the lawyer, report changes in residence or have no contact with the victim. Family support will show the court that there are people who will make sure that the defendant makes it to court.
If the judge or bail schedule determines that the defendant would be a danger to the public if they were released, bail can be denied and the person will be detained in the Grenada County Jail until the case is resolved or goes to trial.
Bail can be denied if the defendant did not comply with bail conditions from a previous arrest. Bail is usually denied in cases of violent offenses.
What is the difference between Bail and Bond?
Bail and bond are used interchangeably to mean the same thing but technically, they are different. The bail is the amount to be paid and a bond is a signed document promising payment of the bail amount with certain conditions. Think of a bond as a loan to pay for the bail.
The bond payment is always written to the court in your municipality, Grenada County or district directly and does not go through the defendant. Chances of obtaining a bond from a bond company or clerk of court are better if family is involved.
The thought of being in jail can cause the arrested to panic and try to secure a bond immediately.
DO NOT panic and take the time to understand all the options.
More courts are now trying to work with defendants to make bail work and might provide non-monetary options or even reduce the bail.
Payments to a bond company are not refundable. It is a long process to get back property title or money that was given to the clerk of court or bondsperson to secure the bond. This could put your loved ones into a difficult financial situation.
Another reason not to unnecessarily rush into securing a bond is that if the court notes that you came up with the money to pay a bond company, they may assume you have resources to pay a defense attorney and decline public defense.
On the other hand, as anyone who has ever been involved in their criminal defense understands, fighting your case while ‘out on the streets’ gives you a much better chance of either winning, or getting a more favorable sentence.
The following is a general guideline to bail amounts in Mississippi:
- Manslaughter –$10,000 to $1,000,000
- Drug Distribution and Trafficking -$5,000 to $1,000,000.
- All other non-capital felonies- $5,000 to $250,000
- Misdemeanors - $50 to $2000 plus fines or court costs.
- Misdemeanor DUI and DWLs $500 to $2000.
- Municipal Ordinance Violation: $100 to $1000.
What are the different types of bonds in Grenada County?
Based on a review of information from the arrest, the judge or bail officer will determine and notify the accused of which types of bonds are available to them.
To describe the types of bonds, let’s use an example of buying your neighbor’s car. Your neighbor decides the price of the car and how they would be paid.
Similarly, the court (meaning a police or bail officer, clerk of court, bail magistrate or judge) determines the bail amount and how it would be paid.
Here are different options that the seller of the car or the court might consider:
You could pay full asking price for the car in cash. This is similar to paying cash bail. The full amount of bail would be paid to the town or county clerk or at the jail. Cash, cashier’s checks and credit cards are usually accepted.
You could sign an agreement on your own or with another person to pay for the car at a future date knowing that your neighbor would know where to find you if you stopped payment. This would be similar to a cash bond or a personal recognizance (PR) bond which are bonds to where someone representing the defendant signs paperwork promising to pay the bail amount if the defendant does not show up to court. There is no money due up front.
If the defendant does not show up, the full amount of the bail will be due to the court and the people who signed the paperwork will be responsible for paying the court and the court will send the sheriff’s department to arrest you.
Cash bonds and PR bonds are types of unsecured bonds because you are not securing it with any money down. In bond terms, a surety is a person who will be responsible for making sure that you will show to court and will be responsible to pay the bond if the arrested person does not show up.
Surety can be family, friend or a bondsperson. Your attorney cannot act as a surety.
You can put a deposit down for your neighbor’s car and sign an agreement that the car will be paid off at a later date. Cash percentage in lieu of bonds is when the defendant pays a percentage of the bail amount, usually 10%, to the court which then holds the money until the case is over.
The amount is returned to the person who paid the 10% after the case is over. In most cases, the full amount is not returned if there are court fees or fines due. This is a type of surety bond if another person signs the bond paperwork.
You could sign an agreement that if the car were not paid off, that your neighbor would get your house or something of value.
A property bond is a bond that the courts might consider in which the bond is pledged in land or home real estate (mobile homes are not accepted).
Usually, the property must be in the same state as the courts, and it must be worth at least 1 ½ - 2 times the amount of the bond.
There are multiple court fees involved to execute a property bond with the courts and a tedious process to get the property deed back. This is another type of surety bond if another person or a bond company is used to secure the bond.
You could also go to a local bank and take out a car loan offering property or anything of value for collateral. You may get someone to co-sign on the loan and offer their property. The bank charges fees, interest and could keep your property if you did not pay the loan back, or even on time.
A professional bondsperson makes money, at least 10% of the bond amount by providing you with a “loan” called a bond. The percent that they charge is fixed by the state and cannot be negotiated. The defendant or surety does not get that 10% or more back even if the terms of the bail are met.
With a property bond, the property deed would need to be signed over to the bondsperson and everyone on the deed would need to be involved.
Since the bondsperson signed off, to be responsible that you show to court as your surety, they can send a bounty hunter to bring you to court if you flee. A bondsperson does not have to give you a bond if the defendant seems to be too much of a risk.
Ask the bondsperson to explain all the costs: percentage, fees or court fees. There is never a reason to rush through signing the paperwork with a bond company. Make sure that everything told to you is in writing and that you understand what you are signing. Ask questions, and if you feel rushed or don’t understand the contract with the bond company, you might want to call another one.
(There have been phone scams where a bond company calls and informs a person that their family member has been arrested and they ask for financial information. A bondsperson will not call asking for money without involvement of the arrested.)
Does Grenada County have bail?
Yes, Grenada County recognizes most types of bonds.
What kind of bonds are accepted in Grenada County?
Grenada County courts will consider what type of bonds will be accepted depending on the circumstances of the arrest. Bail is available in several forms including personal recognizance bond, cash bail, property bond, and surety bond.
Who can set bail in Grenada County?
For minor, non-violent crimes bail is preset and can be set by the arresting officer. More serious crimes require bail be set by a judge.
When is bail set in Mississippi?
For minor, non-violent crimes bail is preset and that information will be available during the booking process. More serious crimes require the defendant to appear before a judge. This bail hearing is required to take place within 48 hrs. of arrest, not counting weekends or holidays.
Can I get the bail or bond reduced in Grenada County Mississippi?
Yes, your attorney may request a bail reduction at any time prior to the trial.
In Grenada County Mississippi, who can pay bail for me?
The person posting bail should be a relative or close friend, called a surety, because they are promising and taking responsibility that you will return to court to get their money back.
A surety is not responsible for court fees or paying off personal debts for the defendant. A professional bondsperson who is approved by the State of Mississippi could be the surety and execute a bond to the court on your behalf.
Can bail be paid online in Grenada County Mississippi?
Yes, Mississippi counties do offer online bail payment. Contact the jail for specific information on how to pay bail. Go to the Grenada County Jail for more information about the jails in Grenada County.
What options are there to pay bail in Grenada County Mississippi?
Most all jail and courts accept cash, a cashier or bankers’ check. Some accept a credit card with fees. Please contact the jail for specific information on what methods of payment are accepted. Go to the Grenada County Jail for more information about posting bail in Grenada County.
Will I get all my bond money back in Mississippi?
Yes. You will get it back from the court or bondsperson after the appropriate requests and formal paperwork are completed with the court, less fees or percentages kept by the bail bondsman.
Can I get bail or a bond with no money down in Grenada County?
No, Mississippi law does not allow 'no money down' bail or bonds. Unless you are released on personal recognizance you can expect to pay at least 10%.
A cash bond or a personal recognizance (PR) bond are bonds where someone representing the defendant signs paperwork promising to pay the bail amount if the defendant does not show up to court. There is no money due up front.
If the defendant does not show up, the full amount of the bail will be due to the court and the people who signed the paperwork will be responsible for paying the court and the court will send the sheriff’s department to arrest you.
Cash bonds and PR bonds are types of unsecured bonds because you are not securing it with any money down. In bond terms, a surety is a person who will be responsible to make sure that you will show to court and will be responsible to pay the bond if the arrested person does not show up. A surety can be family, friend or a bondsperson. Your attorney cannot act as a surety.
What are the least expensive and affordable bail bonds in Mississippi?
The Grenada County Jail or court in this jurisdiction can provide you with a list of approved and licensed bond companies, but they cannot recommend a specific company. You are not obligated to use the first company available and can call several companies to compare what kind of bonds that the bondsperson is willing to execute.
The percentage of bail that the bond company can charge is set, usually at 10%, by the state and cannot be negotiated.