Sandoval County Detention Center

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The Sandoval County Detention Center is located at 1100 Montoya Road in Bernalillo, NM and is a medium security county jail operated by the Sandoval County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you information about everything one might want to know about the Sandoval County Detention Center, such as how to find an inmate at the Sandoval County Detention Center, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer info that you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask them, and any tips or comments that would be beneficial to others will be appreciated.

Sandoval County Detention Center Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Sandoval County Detention Center Inmate Lookup is a list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, including current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can find the same information about anybody processed or released in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to get their inmate information quicker if you’ve got their full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Sandoval County Detention Center Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Sandoval County Detention Center includes these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

You must answer some basic questions, such as what is your full legal name, home address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will let you use the phone so you can get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

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 change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process takes between 10 minutes to all day. So, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. Also, how fast you get released depends on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if a judge has to decide on the bail amount. For minor charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a date of your release, plan to get released that morning.

Sandoval County Detention Center Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list each visitor’s full name to the Sandoval County Detention Center in advance of any visit. This information will be put in the visitation log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies can change, so make sure that you call the facility at (505) 867-5339 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Sandoval County Detention Center you must first be on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Sandoval County Detention Center, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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, 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Sandoval County Detention Center. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Sandoval County Detention Center 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 Sandoval County Detention Center. 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 Sandoval County Detention Center 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records on the Sandoval County jail website or you can call the jail. 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 if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Sandoval County jail, by phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal past. These databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to people in jail might change, so you should check the Sandoval County Detention Center website when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Sandoval County Detention Center

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 Sandoval County Detention Center uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (505) 867-5339 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 Sandoval County Detention Center store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary daily, 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 commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

All phone calls from the Sandoval County Detention Center are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are usually more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Sandoval County Detention Center phone number is: (505) 867-5339

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits 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 Sandoval County Detention Center. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails 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 can save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Sandoval County Detention Center, click the link below.

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