Tustin Police Jail

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The Tustin Police Jail is located at 300 Centennial Way in Tustin, CA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Tustin Police Department.

This page will tell you info about anything a person needs to know about the Tustin Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Tustin Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information and tips that you need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask it, and also any comments or feedback that might be a benefit to others will be appreciated.

Tustin Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Tustin Police Jail Inmate Search is a roster of people who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. You can find info for anyone booked or discharged in the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to locate their arrest information quicker if you enter their full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Tustin Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Tustin Police Jail is made up of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

You will have to answer some questions, like your full name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will allow you to use the phone to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process may take anywhere from 10 minutes to many hours. So, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. It also depends on if you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the judge must determine the amount of bail to be set. For minor charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a discharge date, you should plan to get released in the morning.

Tustin Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Tustin Police Jail in advance of any visit. This information will be put into the visitation log as an authorized visitor. Each visitor will have to provide identification. Visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so make sure that you call the official Tustin Police Jail at 714-573-3200 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Tustin Police Jail you have to 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 are allowed at Tustin Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 the 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 Tustin Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Tustin 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 Tustin 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 Tustin 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the Orange County jail website or call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a case file that contains a docket sheet and any of the documents filed in the case. You are able to access the court records on the website, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal background. These state databases are connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DUI, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Tustin Police Jail inmates is likely to change, so you should double check the Tustin Police Jail website before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Tustin 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 Tustin Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 714-573-3200 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 Tustin Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough 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

The only phone calls that Tustin Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are usually pricier than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or forbidden.

Phone Number: 714-573-3200

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all 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 Tustin Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. In some cases, we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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