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Lynn County Jail Information

Address

Lynn County Jail
810 Lockwood Street
Tahoka, TX 79373

Phone Number

Phone: (806) 561-4505

The Lynn County Jail is located at 810 Lockwood Street in Tahoka, TX and is a medium security county jail operated by the Lynn County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you information about everything you might want to know about the Lynn County Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Lynn County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much more.

Introduction

This guide is meant to give information and tips you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any feedback or comments that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Lynn County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member, loved one, or friend that has gone to jail and need to contact them? Do you know somebody who’s been arrested and you want to locate them?

In order to look up who is in jail at the Lynn County Jail you will have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Lynn County Jail Inmate Search is a list of people who have been arrested, which includes current status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get information on anybody booked or released within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can locate their inmate information fast if you have their full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Lynn County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Lynn County Jail includes the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First you will answer some basic questions, such as what is your full name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will be allowed to use the phone so you can contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail may take from 30 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will get let go. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond or if the magistrate still needs to decide on your bail amount. For lesser charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, expect to get released that morning.

Lynn County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Lynn County Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will go in a Visiting log for the inmate. All visitors is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Lynn County Jail can change, so make sure that you call the official Lynn County Jail at (806) 561-4505 before you go to visitation.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Lynn County Jail you have to first be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Lynn County Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not going to be 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 Lynn County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Lynn 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.

Mailing Address

The mailing address for the Lynn County Jail is:

Lynn County Jail
810 Lockwood Street
Tahoka, TX 79373

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Lynn County Jail
810 Lockwood Street
Tahoka, TX 79373

The mail policy at the Lynn County Jail is always changing, so it would be best to visit the site before send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Lynn 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 Lynn 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry online or you can call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind 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 the date of their arrest, contact the Lynn County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a court case file that includes a docket and all of the documents filed in your court case. You can access the court records online, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal background. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from another state. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for these crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Lynn County Jail jail inmates is likely to change, so you should review the Lynn County Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Lynn 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 Lynn County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (806) 561-4505 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 inmateâ€™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 Lynn County Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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 Lynn County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are much more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, 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, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or forbidden.

The Lynn County Jail phone number is: (806) 561-4505

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from all 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 Lynn County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 finding out how to lower 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail 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 Lynn County Jail, click the link below.

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