Winona Police Jail

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The Winona Police Jail is located at 520 Dallas Street in Winona, TX and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Winona Police Department.

This site tells you information about anything one might want to know about the Winona Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Winona Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information that you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have questions, just ask it, and any feedback or comments that could help other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Winona Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Winona Police Jail Inmate Lookup has information about people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to find the same information on anybody booked or discharged within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information quicker if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Winona Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Winona Police Jail includes these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

You have to answer some basic questions, like your full legal name, address, birth date and contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued 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 get discharged from jail.

You will be allowed to use the phone to talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get released from jail. This process will take anywhere between 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will be released. Also, it can depend on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if a magistrate must figure out how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the discharge date, plan to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Winona Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Winona Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will be entered into the visitors log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures can change, so make sure that you call the jail at 903-877-3381 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Winona Police Jail you have to first be added to their approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones are allowed at Winona Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Persons currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Winona Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Winona 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 Winona 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 Winona 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 can access arrest warrants online or you are able to call the jail. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Smith County jail, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal convictions from another state. You can go to courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for crimes, which include, 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 procedure to send money to Winona Police Jail inmates change frequently, so be sure to double check the Winona Police Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Winona 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 Winona Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 903-877-3381 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 Winona Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need 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 products that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Winona Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are generally pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: 903-877-3381

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of 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 Winona Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 learning how to lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, 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 Winona Police Jail, click the link below.

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