Crane Police Jail

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The Crane Police Jail is located at 115 West 6Th Street in Crane, TX and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Crane Police Department.

This site will tell you all the information about anything a person needs to know about the Crane Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Crane Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Crane County court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you info that you need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask them, and please leave any comments or feedback that might be beneficial to others will be welcome.

Crane Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Crane Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of individuals currently in custody, which includes status, and times you can visit. You can also get info on anybody arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to locate their inmate information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Crane Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Crane Police Jail includes these steps:

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

First you have to answer some questions, like what is your legal name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call so you can call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process will take from 30 minutes to all day long. In other words the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you will get let go. Also, it will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a judge needs to determine how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and know the release date, expect to get discharged in the morning.

Crane Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must give each visitor’s name to the Crane Police Jail in advance of any visit. This information will go into a log of approved visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each and every visitor is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone arriving late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies change often, so make sure that you call the jail at 432-558-7366 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Crane Police Jail you have to first have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Crane Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not going to be 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Crane Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Crane 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 Crane 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 Crane 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can access court records on the Crane County jail website or you can call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. 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 the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Crane County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, 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 people’s criminal past. These online databases are linked together and you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You are able to go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to people in jail are always changing, so you should double check the Crane Police Jail site before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Crane 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 Crane Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 432-558-7366 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 Crane Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products such as 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 Crane Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are much more costly than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or forbidden.

The Crane Police Jail phone number is: 432-558-7366

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits 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 Crane Police Jail. The prices 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 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail 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 Crane Police Jail, click the link below.

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