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Mission Police Jail Information

Address

Mission Police Jail
1200 East 8Th Street
Mission, TX 78572-5811

Phone Number

Phone: 956-584-5000

The Mission Police Jail is located at 1200 East 8Th Street in Mission, TX and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Mission Police Department.

This guide tells you info about everything a person needs to know about the Mission Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Mission Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Hidalgo County court records, and much much more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you info you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Mission Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member, loved one, or friend in jail and don’t know how to find them? Do you know a friend or family member who’s been arrested and you need to find out where they are?

In order to find out who is in jail at the Mission Police Jail you should use the search form.

Inmate Search

First Name

Last Name

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Who’s In Jail

The Mission Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about people currently in custody, including custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you can get info for anyone arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to get their inmate information faster if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Mission Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Mission Police Jail includes each of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First, you will have to answer a bunch of questions, like your full legal name, address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will let you use the telephone to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. This process may take from 30 minutes to all day long. So, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will be released. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether or not you’ve got a bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a discharge date, you should plan to get discharged that morning.

Mission Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to give each visitor’s full name to the Mission Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will go in a Visiting log for the requesting inmate. Each visitor must provide proof of identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Mission Police Jail change often, so we suggest that you call the official Mission Police Jail at 956-584-5000 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

To visit someone at the Mission Police Jail you must have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

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

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Mission Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Mission 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 someone incarcerated at Mission Police Jail:

Mission Police Jail
1200 East 8Th Street
Mission, TX 78572-5811

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Mission Police Jail
1200 East 8Th Street
Mission, TX 78572-5811

The Mission Police Jail mail policy changes often, so be sure to check the site when you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Mission 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 Mission 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you can call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file containing a docket and all filings and documents filed in your court case. You can access your court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of people’s criminal history. These state databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You can go to the Hidalgo County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail at the Mission Police Jail is likely to change, so it would be best to check the Mission Police Jail site before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Mission 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 Mission Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 956-584-5000 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 Mission Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products like 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 Mission Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are a lot more costly than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone may be limited or totally denied.

The Mission Police Jail phone number is: 956-584-5000

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 Mission Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring out how to lower 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 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 in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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