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Melrose Police Jail Information

Address

Melrose Police Jail
105 East Avenue B
Melrose, NM 88124

Phone Number

Phone: 575-253-4220

The Melrose Police Jail is located at 105 East Avenue B in Melrose, NM and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Melrose Police Department.

This site will tell you information about anything a person needs to know about the Melrose Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much, much more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give information and tips that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask them, and please leave any comments or tips that could help others will be much appreciated.

Melrose Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend in jail and want to locate them? Do you know someone who has been arrested and you need to find out what jail they’re in?

In order to find out who is in jail at the Melrose Police Jail you will need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Melrose Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of individuals currently in custody, which includes status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to find the same information for anyone arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You can get their inmate information fast if you have their full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Melrose Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Melrose Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

You will answer a bunch of questions, such as your full legal name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will allow you to make a telephone call so you can contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might get to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process may take from 15 minutes to all day long. In other words the faster bail is posted, the sooner you will get let go. Also, it will depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the judge has to determine the amount of bail to be set. For minor charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a date of your release, you should expect to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Melrose Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Melrose Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will go in the visitation log as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Melrose Police Jail are always changing, so we suggest that you call the jail at 575-253-4220 before you try to visit an inmate.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Melrose Police Jail you must first be on the inmate’s visitation list.

Make 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 Melrose Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not 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 younger than 18 years old and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor 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 Melrose Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Melrose 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.

Mailing Address

Use this address when sending a letter to an inmate at Melrose Police Jail:

Melrose Police Jail
105 East Avenue B
Melrose, NM 88124

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Melrose Police Jail
105 East Avenue B
Melrose, NM 88124

The mail policy at the Melrose Police Jail changes, so it would be best to visit the the Melrose Police Jail website when send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Melrose 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 Melrose 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 might have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the Curry County jail website or call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Curry County jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is a matter of public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a court case file that includes a court docket and all filings and documents filed in your court case. You are able to access your court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of a person’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You can go to the Curry County Courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for the following crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates at the Melrose Police Jail is likely to change, so double check the Melrose Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Melrose 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 Melrose Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 575-253-4220 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 inmateâ€™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 Melrose Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need to buy things from 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 purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Melrose Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are usually more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or forbidden.

The Melrose Police Jail phone number is: 575-253-4220

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all 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 Melrose Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 figuring 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 calling 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 will not 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 Melrose Police Jail, click the link below.

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