Ochiltree County Jail

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The Ochiltree County Jail is located at 21 SE 6th Avenue in Perryton, TX and is a medium security county jail operated by the Ochiltree County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Ochiltree County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Ochiltree County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the info that you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and any feedback or comments that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Ochiltree County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Ochiltree County Jail Inmate Search is an online list of individuals currently in custody, including custody status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get the same information on anyone who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can get their arrest information faster if you enter your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Ochiltree County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First you will have to answer some simple questions, like your full name, street address, birth date and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone to contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process can take anywhere from 10 minutes to all day long. So, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will be released. Also, how fast you get released might depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if a magistrate must determine the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the discharge date, expect to be released that morning.

Ochiltree County Jail Visitation

Inmates must give each visitor’s full name to the Ochiltree County Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be put into the log for the requesting inmate. Every visitor will have to provide identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

The Ochiltree County Jail visitation procedures change often, so make sure that you call the facility at (806) 435-8015 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Ochiltree County Jail you must first be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones at Ochiltree County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 under the age of 18 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Ochiltree County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Ochiltree 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 Ochiltree 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 Ochiltree 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can access court records on the Ochiltree County court website or you are able to call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file that includes a docket and any documents and filings filed in the case. You can access your court records on the internet, or at the Ochiltree County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal background. These state databases are all linked and you can track criminal histories from another state. You can go to courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any of the following crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to Ochiltree County Jail jail inmates change frequently, so be sure to visit the Ochiltree County Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Ochiltree 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 Ochiltree County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (806) 435-8015 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 Ochiltree County Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products 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 Ochiltree County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are usually pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about 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, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or cut altogether.

The Ochiltree County Jail phone number is: (806) 435-8015

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all 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 Ochiltree County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding 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 inmate phone calls. 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 these cases, the facility has set their phone rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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