Addison Police Jail

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The Addison Police Jail is located at 4799 Airport Parkway in Addison, TX and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Addison Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything related to the Addison Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Addison Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer information that you’ll need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it, and any comments or feedback that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Addison Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Addison Police Jail Inmate Search has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to get information on anyone arrested and booked or discharged within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to locate the information quicker if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Addison Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

First you have to answer some simple questions, such as your legal name, address, birthdate and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will get to make a phone call to call family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take anywhere from 15 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will get discharged. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a judge needs to figure out your bail amount. For minor charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a date of your release, you should plan to get discharged in the morning.

Addison Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Addison Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will go into a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor must provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so make sure that you call the facility at 972-450-7100 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

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

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

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

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Addison Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Addison 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 Addison 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 Addison 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the court records online or you are able to call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Dallas County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a case file that contains a court docket and any documents and filings filed in the case. You are able to access the court records via the internet, or at the Dallas County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal history. These online databases are connected so you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You are able to go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to people in jail might change, so it would be best to review the Addison Police Jail website when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Addison 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 Addison Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 972-450-7100 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 Addison Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want to use 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 products that the inmate can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These products 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 Addison Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are much more costly than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: 972-450-7100

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Addison 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 decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore 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 can save you money.

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

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