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Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility Information

Address

Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility
1000 Ward Street
Martinez, CA 94553

Phone Number

Phone Number: (925) 335-4600

The Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility is located at 1000 Ward Street in Martinez, CA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything you might need to know about the Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Contra Costa County court records, and much more.

Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information and advice that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have a question, just ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or tips that might help other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that has gone to jail and don’t know how to find them? Do you know a family member or friend that has been arrested and you don’t know how to locate them?

In order to find out who is in jail at the Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility you have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility Inmate List is an online list of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to find information for anyone who has been arrested or released within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information faster if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility includes each of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

You have to answer some simple questions, like your full legal name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will allow you to use the phone so you can get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

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

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged may take between 15 minutes to quite a few hours. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you will get out of jail. Also, it depends on whether or not you have a bond amount or if the judge has to decide on the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a date of your release, you should expect to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility Visitation

Inmates need to give information about each visitor to the Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into the visitation log for the inmate. Every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so we suggest that you call the jail at (925) 335-4600 before you try to visit an inmate.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility you must first be added to the inmate’s 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 Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not normally 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 and is not related to the inmate, this 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 Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility 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.

Mailing Address

Use this address when sending a letter to an inmate at Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility:

Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility
1000 Ward Street
Martinez, CA 94553

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility
1000 Ward Street
Martinez, CA 94553

The mail policy at the Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility changes frequently, so you should check the official website before send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility. 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 Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants on the Contra Costa County jail website or you can call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should be clear 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 name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. Arrest records are public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a case file that contains a docket sheet and any of the filings and documents filed in your court case. You are able to access court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal history. These online databases are connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for driving under the influence (DUI), drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates at the Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility change frequently, so we suggest that you double check the Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility website before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility

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 Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (925) 335-4600 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 inmateâ€™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 Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility store. You can buy a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their trust 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 Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are a lot pricier than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated completely.

The Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility phone number is: (925) 335-4600

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from 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 Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility. 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 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 figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 calling your inmate. 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 phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Contra Costa County Jail – Martinez Detention Facility, click the link below.

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