Woodsboro Police Jail

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The Woodsboro Police Jail is located at 121 Wood Avenue in Woodsboro, TX and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Woodsboro Police Department.

This page tells you information about everything you might want to know about the Woodsboro Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Woodsboro 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 designed to give you all the information that you’ll need to make going to jail easier. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or feedback that could help others is welcome.

Woodsboro Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Woodsboro Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also find info about anyone booked or discharged within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information faster if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Woodsboro Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer some basic questions, like what is your full legal name, your address, date of birth and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will be allowed to use the telephone 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 shortly, you will be allowed to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged may take anywhere from 15 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster you post bail, the sooner you can get out of jail. It also might depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if a magistrate has to determine your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and know the discharge date, expect to be discharged that morning.

Woodsboro Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give each visitor’s full name to the Woodsboro Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be put in the visitation log for the inmate. Every visitor must provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies can change, so you should call the official Woodsboro Police Jail at 361-543-4506 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Woodsboro Police Jail you have to first have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to bring 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 Woodsboro Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons currently on must get 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 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 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 magazines to an inmate at the Woodsboro Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Woodsboro 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 Woodsboro 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 Woodsboro 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 think you have an outstanding warrant, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Refugio County jail website or you can call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. Arrest records are public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file containing a docket and any documents and filings filed in your case. You can access your court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal past. These databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. Go to courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

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

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Woodsboro Police Jail jail inmates could change, so review the Woodsboro Police Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Woodsboro 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 Woodsboro Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 361-543-4506 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 Woodsboro Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products including 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Woodsboro Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are a lot more costly than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone privileges may be limited or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 361-543-4506

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of 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 Woodsboro Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their phone rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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