Edna Police Jail

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The Edna Police Jail is located at 103 North Allen Street in Edna, TX and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Edna Police Department.

This page tells you info about everything a person needs to know about the Edna Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Edna Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information and advice you need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and any tips or comments that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Edna Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Edna Police Jail Inmate Roster has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes status, and schedule for visitation. You can find info for anyone arrested and booked or discharged within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to get their arrest information fast if you have your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Edna Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Edna Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

You have to answer a bunch of questions, like your full name, home address, date of birth and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

They will allow you to use the telephone to talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process may take anywhere between 15 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get out of jail. Also, it might depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the release date, expect to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Edna Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must list each visitor’s name to the Edna Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will go in a log of approved visitors for the inmate. Each visitor has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Edna Police Jail change often, so you should call the facility at 361-782-5271 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

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

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

No phones at Edna Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not a family member of 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 Edna Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Edna 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 Edna 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 Edna 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 are able to check the court records online or call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a case file that contains a docket sheet and all filings and documents filed in your court case. You are able to access your court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal history. These state databases are all linked so you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete 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 any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Edna Police Jail jail inmates can change at any time, so we suggest that you review the Edna Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Edna 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 Edna Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 361-782-5271 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 Edna Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to use 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 sufficient funds in their account. These items 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

The only phone calls that Edna Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are usually more costly than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, phone calls might get cut back or totally denied.

The Edna Police Jail phone number is: 361-782-5271

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all phone calls that inmates make are shared 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 Edna Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 state prisons and local jails finding 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. There are some prisons or jails where 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 cases like this, the jail has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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