Goliad County Jail

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The Goliad County Jail is located at 701 East End Street in Goliad, TX and is a medium security county jail operated by the Goliad County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about everything one might want to know about the Goliad County Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Goliad County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to offer advice and information you need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, just ask it, and also any comments or tips that could help others would be much appreciated.

Goliad County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Goliad County Jail Inmate Search is a roster of individuals who have been arrested, including status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find info on anyone arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information faster if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Goliad County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Goliad County Jail is made up of each of these steps:

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

First, you must answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your full name, address, birth date and contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will then be allowed to use the phone so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged takes from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get let go. It also can depend on if you’ve got a cash bond or if a judge still needs to determine the amount of bail to be set. For minor charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the release date, you should plan to be discharged in the morning.

Goliad County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Goliad County Jail in advance. This information will be put in a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each and every visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

The Goliad County Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so it would be wise to call the jail at (361) 645-8259 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Goliad County Jail you have to be added to their approved visitation list.

Make 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 without it.

No mobile phones at Goliad County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not approved.

If the 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 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 magazines to an inmate at the Goliad County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Goliad 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 Goliad 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 Goliad 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 believe you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the Goliad County court website or you can call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail 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 have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Goliad County jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a court case file containing a court docket and all filings and documents filed in the case. You can access the court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are connected so you can track criminal histories from another state. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail might change, so it would be best to double check the Goliad County Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Goliad 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 Goliad County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (361) 645-8259 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 Goliad County Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products like 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

All phone calls from the Goliad County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are generally more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls could be reduced or forbidden.

The Goliad County Jail phone number is: (361) 645-8259

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all of the 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 Goliad County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is 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 calling your inmate. 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 cases like this, the jail or prison has set their calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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