Bishop Police Jail

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The Bishop Police Jail is located at 119 East 4Th Street in Bishop, TX and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Bishop Police Department.

This site tells you information about anything related to the Bishop Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Bishop Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much more.

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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, just ask it, and also any comments or feedback that might be a benefit to others is much appreciated.

Bishop Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Bishop Police Jail Inmate Search has information about people who were arrested and are now in jail, including status, and times you can visit. You can also get information about anybody arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate their inmate information fast if you have their name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Bishop Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

You have to answer some basic questions, like what is your full legal name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged may take between 30 minutes to many hours. So, the faster bail is posted, the faster you can get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether or not you have a cash bond amount or if the magistrate has to decide on how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the date of your release, you should expect to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Bishop Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must give each visitor’s name to the Bishop Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be put into the log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor will have to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

The Bishop Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so you should call the jail at 361-584-2443 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

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

Be sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones at Bishop Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of 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 of age and is not related to the inmate, this 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 Bishop Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Bishop 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 Bishop 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 Bishop 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 on the website or call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a court case file containing a court docket and all documents filed in your court case. You can access the court records on the internet, 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 history. These state databases are all connected and you can track criminal histories from another state. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Bishop Police Jail jail inmates can change at any time, so review the Bishop Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Bishop 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 Bishop Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 361-584-2443 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 Bishop Police Jail store. You can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products including 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Bishop Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are much more expensive than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about 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 break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or totally denied.

Phone Number: 361-584-2443

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make off of 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 Bishop 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 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 keeps up to date 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, 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 Bishop Police Jail, click the link below.

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