Forney Police Jail

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The Forney Police Jail is located at 100 East Aimee Street in Forney, TX and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Forney Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about everything you might need to know about the Forney Police Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information and tips that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have questions, just ask them, and also any comments or tips that might be beneficial to others will be appreciated.

Forney Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Forney Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of people currently in custody, which includes current status, and visiting schedule. You can get the same information on anyone arrested and booked or released in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to find their inmate information quicker if you’ve got their full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Forney Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Forney Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you will have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your legal name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will let you make a phone call so you can get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged will take from 15 minutes to all day. So, the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you will get let go. How quickly you get discharged depends on if you’ve been given a cash bond or if the magistrate must determine how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will simply be 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 expect to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Forney Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Forney Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be entered in a log of visitors as an authorized visitor. Every visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors showing up late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

The Forney Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so make sure that you call the official Forney Police Jail at 972-552-3932 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Forney Police Jail you have to first be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

Make sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones are allowed at Forney Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not normally approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Forney Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Forney 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 Forney 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 Forney 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Kaufman County court 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. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, 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 Kaufman County jail, by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file that includes a court docket and any filings and documents filed in the case. You can access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These state databases are connected and you can track criminal convictions from another state. You can go to courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail change frequently, so be sure to double check the Forney Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Forney 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 Forney Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 972-552-3932 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 Forney Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary every day, 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 enough money in their trust account. These products 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

All phone calls from the Forney Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are much more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 972-552-3932

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 the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all phone calls that inmates make 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 Forney Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things will determine the cost of an inmate phone call: 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 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 inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility 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 Forney Police Jail, click the link below.

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