Lamb County Jail

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The Lamb County Jail is located at 1200 East Waylon Jennings Boulevard in Littlefield, TX and is a medium security county jail operated by the Lamb County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything you might need to know about the Lamb County Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information and advice you need to make going to jail easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or feedback that could be a benefit to others is appreciated.

Lamb County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Lamb County Jail Inmate Locator is a list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get information on anybody processed or released within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to find their arrest information more quickly if you have your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Lamb County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Lamb County Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you will answer some simple questions, such as what is your full legal name, street address, date of birth and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will get to make a phone call in order to get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take between 10 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will get discharged. How quickly you get discharged can depend on if you have a bond amount or if a judge must decide on your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and have a discharge date, you should expect to get released that morning.

Lamb County Jail Visitation

Inmates must list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Lamb County Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will be put into a log of approved visitors as an authorized visitor. All visitors will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies can change, so we suggest that you call the facility at (806) 385-7900 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Lamb County Jail you must first be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

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

If a visitor is under the age of 18 is related to 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 under the age of 18 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Lamb County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Lamb 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 Lamb 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 Lamb 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check court records on the website or you can call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. 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 you can check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file that includes a docket and all documents filed in your case. You can access court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of a person’s criminal past. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal convictions from another state. You are able to go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Lamb County Jail inmates could change, so be sure to double check the Lamb County Jail site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Lamb 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 Lamb County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (806) 385-7900 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 Lamb County Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably 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 inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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

All phone calls from the Lamb County Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are usually pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated completely.

The Lamb County Jail phone number is: (806) 385-7900

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the phone calls that inmates make are split 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 Lamb County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges is 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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