Cochran County Jail

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The Cochran County Jail is located at 100 North Main Street in Morton, TX and is a medium security county jail operated by the Cochran County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you info about everything related to the Cochran County Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and much much more.

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8. What is Inmate Commissary?
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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer advice and information that you need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have a question, just ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Cochran County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Cochran County Jail Inmate Search is a list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and times you can visit. You can also get information for anyone processed or released in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to find their arrest information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Cochran County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Cochran County Jail includes each of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you will answer some simple questions, like your legal name, address, birthdate and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will be allowed to make a phone call so you can contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

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

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged may take between 15 minutes to all day long. In other words the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will be released. It also depends on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a magistrate needs to decide on your bail amount. For lesser charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a date of your release, expect to be discharged that morning.

Cochran County Jail Visitation

Inmates need to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Cochran County Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will be put in a log of approved visitors as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors showing up late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Cochran County Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you call the official Cochran County Jail at (806) 266-5700 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Cochran County Jail you have to be added to their approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Cochran County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 magazines to an inmate at the Cochran County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Cochran 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 Cochran 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 Cochran 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check court records on the Cochran County court website or call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind 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 their arrest date, contact the Cochran County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and all filings and documents filed in the case. You are able to access the court records on the website, or at the Cochran County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of people’s criminal past. These state databases are linked together and you can track criminal convictions from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions 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 breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to people in jail change frequently, so it would be best to check the Cochran County Jail website before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Cochran 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 Cochran County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (806) 266-5700 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 Cochran County Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Cochran County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are a lot more expensive than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules, phone privileges could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: (806) 266-5700

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits 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 Cochran 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 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 can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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. In some cases, 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 facility has set their phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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