Weslaco Police Jail

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The Weslaco Police Jail is located at 901 North Airport Drive in Weslaco, TX and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Weslaco Police Department.

This site will tell you information about anything related to the Weslaco Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Weslaco Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and lots more.

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6. How To Save Money on Inmate Calls at Weslaco Police Jail
7. How to Send Inmate Care Packages to Weslaco Police Jail
8. What is Inmate Commissary?
9. How to Send Money to an Inmate at Weslaco Police Jail
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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you information and tips that you need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that could be a benefit to others would be much appreciated.

Weslaco Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Weslaco Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of individuals currently in custody, including custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find info on anyone who has been arrested or released in the last 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can locate their inmate information quicker if you enter their first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Weslaco Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Weslaco 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 will answer some simple questions, like what is your full legal name, your address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you use the telephone so you can get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail takes between 15 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the faster you will get let go. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether you have a cash bond or if a judge has to determine how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a release date, you should plan to be released in the morning.

Weslaco Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must provide each visitor’s full name to the Weslaco Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into a Visiting log as an Authorized visit. Every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Weslaco Police Jail can change, so we suggest that you call the facility at 956-968-8591 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Weslaco Police Jail you must first have your name on 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 visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones are allowed at Weslaco Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not approved.

If the 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 a visitor is under the age of 18 and is not related to 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Weslaco Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Weslaco 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 Weslaco 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 Weslaco 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 are able to check the court records on the website or you can call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. 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 the person’s first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Hidalgo County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are in the public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal background. These databases are all connected and you can track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to the Hidalgo County Courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail at the Weslaco Police Jail is likely to change, so it would be best to double check the Weslaco Police Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Weslaco 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 Weslaco Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 956-968-8591 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 Weslaco Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want to buy things from 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 sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

All phone calls from the Weslaco Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are typically more costly than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone calls may be limited or forbidden completely.

The Weslaco Police Jail phone number is: 956-968-8591

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make 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 Weslaco Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 learning how to lower 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. There are some prisons or jails 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 jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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