Roy Police Jail

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The Roy Police Jail is located at 425 Chicosa Street in Roy, NM and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Roy Police Department.

This site will tell you information about everything you might need to know about the Roy Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Roy Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you info that you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have a question, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any feedback or comments that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Roy Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Roy Police Jail Inmate Lookup has information about individuals currently in custody, which includes status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find info for anyone booked or discharged within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can find the information faster if you’ve got the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Roy Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Roy Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer a bunch of questions, like your full name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will allow you to use the telephone so you can get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process takes between 10 minutes to all day. So, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you can get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released might depend on if you’ve got a cash bond or if the judge needs to figure out how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a release date, expect to be released between 9am and noon.

Roy Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list each visitor’s name to the Roy Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will be entered in the log as an approved visitor. Each visitor has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone showing up late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so call the facility at 575-485-2204 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

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

Be sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones at Roy Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they will have to be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 Roy Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Roy 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 Roy 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 Roy 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you are able to check the court records online or you can call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is in the public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a case file that contains a docket and any of the documents filed in the case. You are able to access court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of people’s criminal past. These state databases are linked together so you can track criminal convictions from another state. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DUI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Roy Police Jail jail inmates change frequently, so we suggest that you double check the Roy Police Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Roy 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 Roy Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 575-485-2204 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 Roy Police Jail store. You can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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 Roy Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are a lot more costly than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when and 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 under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated completely.

The Roy Police Jail phone number is: 575-485-2204

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all inmate phone calls 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 Roy Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 finding out how to decrease 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 inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances 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 these cases, the facility has set their calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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