Hollister Police Jail

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The Hollister Police Jail is located at 1 Gage Drive in Hollister, MO and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Hollister Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything a person needs to know about the Hollister Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Hollister Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the advice and information that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have questions, just ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that could help other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Hollister Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Hollister Police Jail Inmate Roster has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, including custody status, and visiting schedule. You can find information about anybody arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to locate their inmate information quicker if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Hollister Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Hollister Police Jail includes the following steps:

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

First you must answer some simple questions, like what is your legal name, home address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released from jail.

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 quickly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged will take anywhere from 30 minutes to many hours. In other words the faster you can post bail, the sooner you will be freed. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether you’ve been given a bond amount or if a magistrate must determine your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a date of your release, plan to get discharged that morning.

Hollister Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide each visitor’s name to the Hollister Police Jail in advance of any visit. This information will be put into a log of approved visitors for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so it would be wise to call the facility at 417-334-8902 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Hollister Police Jail you must first be on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Hollister Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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, the minor 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 Hollister Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Hollister 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 Hollister 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 Hollister 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the Taney County court website or call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are in the public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket sheet and all documents filed in the case. You are able to access the court records on their website, or at the Taney County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal background. These state databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. Go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for these crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail at the Hollister Police Jail could change, so review the Hollister Police Jail site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Hollister 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 Hollister Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 417-334-8902 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 Hollister Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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 Hollister Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are generally more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges might get reduced or forbidden completely.

The Hollister Police Jail phone number is: 417-334-8902

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from all of the 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 Hollister 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 factors 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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