Memphis Police Jail

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The Memphis Police Jail is located at 721 West Robertson Street in Memphis, TX and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Memphis Police Department.

This guide tells you information about anything related to the Memphis Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

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

Memphis Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Memphis Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people who have been arrested and are in custody, including custody status, and schedule for visitation. You can find info on anyone booked or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate the information fast if you have their full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Memphis Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Memphis Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer some questions, like what is your full legal name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will allow you to make a phone call so you can contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process will take anywhere from 10 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you will get let go. How quickly you get discharged depends on if you have a cash bond or if the magistrate needs to determine your bail amount. For minor charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a discharge date, plan to get released that morning.

Memphis Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Memphis Police Jail in advance of any visit. This information will be entered in a log of approved visitors as an authorized visitor. Each visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so you should call the jail at 806-259-2916 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Memphis Police Jail you must have your name on their approved visitation list.

Be 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 cellphones are allowed at Memphis Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Memphis Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Memphis 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 Memphis 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 Memphis 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 online or call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, 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 jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file that includes a docket and any of the filings and documents filed in the case. You can access court records on the internet, or at the Hall County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of a person’s criminal background. These databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Memphis Police Jail jail inmates could change, so it would be best to review the Memphis Police Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Memphis 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 Memphis Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 806-259-2916 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 Memphis Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

All phone calls from the Memphis Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are typically more costly than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone privileges could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Memphis Police Jail phone number is: 806-259-2916

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits off of all 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 Memphis 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 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 figuring out how to decrease your inmates phone charges is 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. In some cases, 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 cases like this, the jail or prison 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 Memphis Police Jail, click the link below.

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