Costilla County Jail

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The Costilla County Jail is located at 103 Gaspar Street in San Luis, CO and is a medium security county jail operated by the Costilla County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Costilla County Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Costilla County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the information that you need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that could be beneficial to others would be welcome.

Costilla County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Costilla County Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you can get info on anybody processed or discharged in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information fast if you have your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Costilla County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Costilla County Jail includes the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first step is that you will answer some simple questions, such as your full name, your address, birth date and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

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

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, they will let you wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process may take anywhere from 15 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you can get released from jail. How quickly you get discharged might depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if the magistrate has to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For minor offenses, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the discharge date, you should plan to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Costilla County Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must list information about each visitor to the Costilla County Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered in the visitation log as an Authorized visit. All visitors has to provide proof of identification. Anyone showing up late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so make sure that you call the jail at 719) 672-0673_ before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Costilla County Jail you have to be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Costilla County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anybody currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If the 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 younger than 18 years of age and is not a family member of the inmate, this 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 Costilla County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Costilla County 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 Costilla County 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 Costilla County 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 might have an outstanding warrant, you can check the court records on the website or you are able to call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Costilla County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is a matter of public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a case file containing a docket and all of the filings and documents filed in the case. You can access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Costilla County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal past. These databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for driving under the influence (DUI), drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates at the Costilla County Jail is likely to change, so be sure to review the Costilla County Jail website before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Costilla County 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 Costilla County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 719) 672-0673_ 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 Costilla County Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their account. These products 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 Costilla County Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are a lot more costly than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone may be limited or cut altogether.

The Costilla County Jail phone number is: 719) 672-0673_

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make off of 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 Costilla County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. 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 or prison 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 Costilla County Jail, click the link below.

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