Lamar James - Public Records, Crime Info, Case History

Lamar James appears in our inmate records directory under booking number 10536330, listed at Philadelphia Prison System - Alternative & Special Detention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The roster records him as male, 40 years old at the time of listing. No release or projected discharge date is carried on this entry.

Everything below is about staying connected to Lamar at Philadelphia Prison System - Alternative & Special Detention. Record at a glance holds the identifiers on file — you'll need the booking number on anything you send. Charges & case history explains what this listing does not tell you about the case, and where those records actually live. Staying in touch covers phone calls through ViaPath Technologies (GTL) and the exact envelope format for mail. Visiting explains how to get onto the approved visitor list, and money & care packages covers trust-account deposits via ConnectNetwork and the approved package vendors. Roster context shows how this record compares with the rest of the facility's data, bail & court explains what happens next in the case, the FAQ answers what families ask most, and about this record explains where the data comes from and how to request a correction or removal. For anything not covered here, the facility itself is the fastest answer — call 215-685-8730.

Facility Information

Alternative and Special Detention is the specialized arm of the Philadelphia Prison System, located at 8101 State Road in the city's Holmesburg section alongside the rest of Philadelphia's jail campus. Its roughly 1,162 beds handle people who don't fit standard housing: alternatives to incarceration, protective custody, and program placements.

Our 25,000-plus records for this listing span the broader Philadelphia Prison System, so Lamar may actually be housed at a neighboring State Road facility such as Curran-Fromhold rather than ASD itself. The PPS locator and the ASD office at 215-685-8730 will pin down the building — essential, since each PPS facility runs its own visiting arrangements.

For the full picture of the institution itself — history, programs, and current operations — read our complete Philadelphia Prison System - Alternative & Special Detention profile.

This page tells you Lamar is in custody — not why. Rosters never show the charges, and at a municipal jail the case is usually still moving: a bond hearing or first court date may only be days away. That part of the story lives in court records. The quickest way to see it is a paid records search on Lamar James — charges, court records, and any past arrests, in one report.

Prefer the free route? Call the clerk of court in Philadelphia County — they keep the official case file. Not sure who to call? Start with this guide, and keep the glossary handy for the legal jargon.

Phone calls — they call you, never the reverse

There is no number that rings through to Lamar. Every call starts from inside, routed through the phone contractor at Philadelphia Prison System - Alternative & Special Detention — here that's ViaPath Technologies (GTL). Your number must be registered and funded in that system first, or the call simply fails. Rates are the sore point: our guide on why inmate calls cost so much explains the fees, and how to lower the cost of jail and prison calls walks through the workarounds — or skip the hassle with our flat-rate calling plan ($10/month for 500 minutes).

Mail — the cheapest channel, and the easiest to get wrong

Mailrooms sort by identifier, not by name. Use exactly this format:

USPS only, no glitter, stickers, Polaroids, or enclosures of cash and stamps — the full rejection list is in how to address mail to an inmate and what to write (and what gets rejected). Or write it online and let our letter service handle printing, formatting, and postage.

Electronic messaging

Monitored messaging here typically runs on GettingOut. It is not normal email: messages are screened, delivery can take a day, and you usually buy credits or "stamps" per message. Compare every system in our inmate service provider directory.

No facility in the country lets you walk in unannounced — you must be on Lamar's approved visitor list before you travel. The good news at a municipal jail is speed — approval often takes days, not weeks. The catch is that many jails now run most visits on video terminals (in the lobby or from your phone) with in-person contact limited, so confirm which model applies before driving out.

On the day

1. Bring government photo ID — every visit, even if you were cleared last week.
2. Dress conservatively. Anything resembling inmate or staff clothing gets you turned away at the door.
3. Leave phones, bags, and food in the car — almost nothing is allowed past the lobby.
4. Arrive early. Late visitors are rescheduled, not squeezed in.
5. Call ahead at 215-685-8730. Lockdowns and staffing cancel visiting hours with little notice.

Cash never reaches Lamar directly — deposits land in a facility-held trust (commissary) account used for hygiene items, extra food, stamps, and phone credit. The deposit vendor serving this facility's phone family is ConnectNetwork, though jails occasionally contract deposits separately — confirm before sending by calling 215-685-8730. Whichever route you use, enter the committed name and the booking number (10536330) exactly as they appear on this record — one wrong digit strands a deposit for weeks. A USPS money order to the facility's business office, with the identifier on the memo line, works almost everywhere when the vendor is unclear.

Deposit platform walkthroughs: JPay, ConnectNetwork, Access Corrections, and TouchPay.

Care packages come from vendors, not your kitchen

Hand-packed boxes are refused nearly everywhere; facilities route packages through approved suppliers like Access Securepak, Union Supply Direct, and Walkenhorst's, often on quarterly windows with weight caps. Our guide to what you can send in a care package covers the universal rules — or use our care package service and we'll match the contents to Philadelphia Prison System - Alternative & Special Detention's own list.

Because a municipal jail holds mostly pretrial detainees, the hours after a booking are when family action matters most. A judge usually sets bond within a day or two; once that number exists, a licensed agent can typically post it for a premium of about 10%. Start with how to bail someone out of jail, then weigh your options in bail bond vs. cash bail and what a bail bond really costs. When you're ready, our bail bond service connects you with an agent who works Philadelphia County.

If you're still piecing together what happened, how to find someone who was just arrested walks through the first 48 hours, and our jail & bail glossary decodes the terminology you'll hear from clerks and agents.