Helotes Police Jail

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The Helotes Police Jail is located at 12951 Bandera Road in Helotes, TX and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Helotes Police Department.

This page tells you information about anything a person needs to know about the Helotes Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Helotes Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Bexar County court records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give advice and information that you’ll need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any feedback or comments that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Helotes Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Helotes Police Jail Inmate Roster has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and visiting hours. You can also get the same information about anyone booked or released in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate their arrest information faster if you’ve got the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Helotes Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Helotes Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First, you will have to answer a number of questions, such as what is your legal name, street address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will get to use the phone so you can call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be allowed to 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 jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process takes between 10 minutes to all day. So, the faster bail is posted, the sooner you can get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged might depend on if you have a cash bond or if a magistrate still needs to determine your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the release date, you should plan to get released that morning.

Helotes Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide information about each visitor to the Helotes Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be put in a log of visitors as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so it would be wise to call the jail at 210-695-3087 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Helotes Police Jail you must first have your name on this person’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 without it.

No phones are allowed at Helotes Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 of age 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Helotes Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Helotes 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 Helotes 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 Helotes 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 for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records on the website or you are able to call the court. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Bexar County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file containing a docket and any documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access court records on their website, or at the Bexar County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of people’s criminal history. These online databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from other states. You can go to courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail at the Helotes Police Jail can change at any time, so be sure to review the Helotes Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Helotes 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 Helotes Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 210-695-3087 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 Helotes Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, 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 money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products such as 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 Helotes Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are typically more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules, phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 210-695-3087

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 they control the prices. The profits from 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 Helotes Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 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 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 facility has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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