Hemphill Police Jail

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The Hemphill Police Jail is located at 210 Starr Street in Hemphill, TX and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Hemphill Police Department.

This site tells you all the information about anything a person needs to know about the Hemphill Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Hemphill Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information and records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give information and advice that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, feel free to ask them, and also any feedback or comments that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Hemphill Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Hemphill Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes status, and visiting schedule. You can also find the same information about anyone arrested and booked or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to find the information faster if you have your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Hemphill Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Hemphill Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

You will have to answer a number of questions, such as what is your full name, address, date of birth and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

You will get to use the telephone so you can call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you keep wearing street clothes, if not you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process can take anywhere between 30 minutes to all day. In other words the faster you can post bail, the faster you will get let go. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if the judge has to determine how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a release date, expect to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Hemphill Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give each visitor’s name to the Hemphill Police Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will be put in the log for the inmate. Each visitor has to provide identification. Any visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Hemphill Police Jail are always changing, so we suggest that you call the jail at 409-787-3446 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Hemphill Police Jail you have to first be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Hemphill Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If the 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 under the age of 18 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 Hemphill Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Hemphill 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 Hemphill 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 Hemphill 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 can check arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you are able to call the jail. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Sabine County jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file that includes a docket sheet and any documents and filings filed in the case. You can access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for these crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to people in jail change frequently, so you should double check the Hemphill Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Hemphill 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 Hemphill Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 409-787-3446 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 Hemphill Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

All phone calls from the Hemphill Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are much more costly than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or cut altogether.

The Hemphill Police Jail phone number is: 409-787-3446

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Hemphill Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 state prisons and local jails finding out how to decrease 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail 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 Hemphill Police Jail, click the link below.

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