Heath Police Jail

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The Heath Police Jail is located at 200 Laurence Drive in Heath, TX and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Heath Police Department.

This page tells you all the information about everything you might want to know about the Heath Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give information and advice you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a question, feel free to ask them, and please leave any feedback or comments that could be a benefit to others is welcome.

Heath Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Heath Police Jail Inmate Lookup has information about individuals currently in custody, including status, and visiting hours. Also, you can get the same information about anybody booked or released in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information more quickly if you’ve got their full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Heath Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Heath Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you will answer some basic questions, like your legal name, address, birth date and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you use the telephone so you can call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged can take between 30 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will get out of jail. Also, it might depend on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if the judge must decide on your bail amount. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and know the discharge date, expect to be released that morning.

Heath Police Jail Visitation

The inmate have to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Heath Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be put in the visitors log as an authorized visitor. All visitors is required to provide proof of identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will be turned away.

The Heath Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so make sure that you call the jail at 469-273-4020 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Heath Police Jail you have to be 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 phones are allowed at Heath Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not 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, 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 Heath Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Heath 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 Heath 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 Heath 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 an outstanding warrant, you can access court records on the Rockwall County court website or call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Rockwall County jail, either by phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is in the public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of people’s criminal history. These online databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates at the Heath Police Jail change frequently, so be sure to double check the Heath Police Jail site before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Heath 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 Heath Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 469-273-4020 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 Heath Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably 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 the inmate can purchase 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 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Heath Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are usually more costly 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 inmates 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 may be limited or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 469-273-4020

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each 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 from 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 Heath Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 calling your inmate. In some cases, 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 jail has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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