Shiner Police Jail

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The Shiner Police Jail is located at 810 North Avenue E in Shiner, TX and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Shiner Police Department.

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

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you info you need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a question, just ask it, and please leave any comments or tips that would be beneficial to others would be appreciated.

Shiner Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Shiner Police Jail Inmate List is a list of individuals who are in jail, which includes status, and visiting schedule. You can get information about anyone arrested and booked or released in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can get their inmate information quicker if you’ve got their first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Shiner Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

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

You will answer some simple questions, such as what is your full name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will let you make a phone call in order to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might get to wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail takes anywhere between 15 minutes to all day. So, the faster you can post bail, the faster you will get let go. How quickly you get discharged depends on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if the magistrate needs to figure out your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a release date, you should expect to be released between 9am and noon.

Shiner Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Shiner Police Jail before you can visit. This information will go into a log of approved visitors as an Authorized visit. Each visitor must provide identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so we suggest that you call the facility at 361-594-2831 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Shiner Police Jail you must first be on this person’s visitation list.

Be sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones at Shiner Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually 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 a visitor is under the age of 18 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 Shiner Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Shiner 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 Shiner 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 Shiner 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 find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry online or you can call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. Bear in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Lavaca County jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is in the public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a case file containing a docket sheet and all documents filed in the case. You can access the court records via the internet, or at the Lavaca County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal history. These databases are linked together so you can track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to county courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for the following crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to Shiner Police Jail jail inmates change frequently, so you should review the Shiner Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Shiner 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 Shiner Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 361-594-2831 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 Shiner Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of 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 items that the inmate can buy if they have money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

All phone calls from the Shiner Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are typically more expensive than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on 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 disciplined for an infraction, your ability to use the phone may be limited or forbidden.

Phone Number: 361-594-2831

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from all of the 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 Shiner Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 finding out 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone 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 Shiner Police Jail, click the link below.

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