Giddings Police Jail

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The Giddings Police Jail is located at 179 East Industry Street in Giddings, TX and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Giddings Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about everything you might need to know about the Giddings Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Giddings Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you information and advice that you need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have a question, just ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or tips that would help others is much appreciated.

Giddings Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Giddings Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, including current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find information on anyone processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to get the information more quickly if you have their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Giddings Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Giddings Police Jail takes you through these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first step is that you have to answer some basic questions, such as your full name, street address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

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

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process takes anywhere between 30 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you can get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged can depend on whether you have a bond amount or if a judge still needs to figure out the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a date of your release, you should plan to be released in the morning.

Giddings Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Giddings Police Jail in advance. This information will be entered into the visitors log as an authorized visitor. All visitors is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Giddings Police Jail change often, so call the jail at 979-542-4750 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Giddings Police Jail you have to be added to this person’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Giddings Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a 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 Giddings Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Giddings 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 Giddings 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 Giddings 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the Lee County jail website or you are able to call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file that includes a docket sheet and all of the documents and filings filed in the case. You can access the court records on the internet, or at the Lee County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal past. These databases are all connected and you can track criminal convictions from any other state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DUI, drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates at the Giddings Police Jail change frequently, so double check the Giddings Police Jail website before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Giddings 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 Giddings Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 979-542-4750 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 Giddings Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Giddings Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are generally pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. 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 bear 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, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or totally denied.

Phone Number: 979-542-4750

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits 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 Giddings 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges is 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 calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their phone call 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 Giddings Police Jail, click the link below.

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