Lubbock County Jail

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The Lubbock County Jail is located at 811 Main Street in Lubbock, TX and is a medium security county jail operated by the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you info about anything one might want to know about the Lubbock County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Lubbock County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Lubbock County court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give information and advice you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have questions, feel free to ask it, and also any comments or tips that could be a benefit to others will be appreciated.

Lubbock County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Lubbock County Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of people who have been arrested and are in jail, including custody status, and visiting hours. You can get info about anyone booked or released within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get their arrest information faster if you enter the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Lubbock County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Lubbock County Jail is made up of each of these steps:

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

The first step is that you have to answer a bunch of questions, such as your full name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call to call family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might get to wear your street 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 be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process can take anywhere from 30 minutes to all day long. So, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you can get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether or not you’ve got a bond amount or if the judge needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a discharge date, plan to get discharged in the morning.

Lubbock County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Lubbock County Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be put into the log for the requesting inmate. Every visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so call the jail at (806) 775-1400 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Lubbock County Jail you have to have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones are allowed at Lubbock County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not going to be 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, 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Lubbock County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Lubbock 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 Lubbock 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 Lubbock 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 access arrest warrants inquiry on the Lubbock County jail website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. You should know 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 Lubbock County jail, by phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file containing a docket and any documents filed in your court case. You can access court records online, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal past. These state databases are connected so you can track criminal histories from other states. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DWI or DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail at the Lubbock County Jail is likely to change, so it would be best to visit the Lubbock County Jail website before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Lubbock 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 Lubbock County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (806) 775-1400 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 Lubbock County Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have money in their trust account. These products 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Lubbock County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are much pricier than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: (806) 775-1400

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits from all of the inmate phone calls 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 Lubbock County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 figuring out how to decrease 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 significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not 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 so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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