Henderson Police Jail

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The Henderson Police Jail is located at 610 United States Highway 79 North in Henderson, TX and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Henderson Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about anything you might want to know about the Henderson Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you information and advice that you’ll need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it, and also any comments or tips that might help others will be appreciated.

Henderson Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Henderson Police Jail Inmate List is a roster of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, including current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also get info on anybody arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find the information faster if you enter your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Henderson Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Henderson Police Jail takes you through 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 have to answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your legal name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will be allowed to use the telephone in order to talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process may take anywhere from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you can get out of jail. Also, it can depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond or if the magistrate has to figure out the bail amount. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a release date, plan to get released that morning.

Henderson Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must give each visitor’s name to the Henderson Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitors will go in the visitors log as an authorized visitor. Each visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so it would be wise to call the jail at 903-657-3512 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Henderson Police Jail you have to have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Henderson Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not normally 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 old and is not related to the inmate, this 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 Henderson Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Henderson 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 Henderson 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 Henderson 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, you can check the court records on the Rusk County jail website or you are able to call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a court case file containing a court docket and all of the documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access your court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal history. These state databases are linked together and you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Henderson Police Jail jail inmates change frequently, so we suggest that you visit the Henderson Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Henderson 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 Henderson Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 903-657-3512 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 Henderson Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have money in their trust account. These items 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

The only phone calls that Henderson Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are usually more expensive than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on 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 every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, your ability to use the phone may be limited or forbidden completely.

The Henderson Police Jail phone number is: 903-657-3512

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits from all 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 Henderson Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. 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 jail or prison has set their calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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