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Yoakum County Jail Information

Address

Yoakum County Jail
600 9th Street
Plains, TX 79355

Phone Number

Phone: (806) 456-2377

The Yoakum County Jail is located at 600 9th Street in Plains, TX and is a medium security county jail operated by the Yoakum County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you information about anything a person needs to know about the Yoakum County Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Yoakum County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and everything else.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you information and tips you need to make the process easier. If you have a specific question, just ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that might help other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Yoakum County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member that is in jail and want to contact them? Do you know someone who has been arrested and you want to locate them?

To look up who’s in jail at the Yoakum County Jail you will have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Yoakum County Jail Inmate Roster is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find information on anyone who has been arrested or discharged in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can find their arrest information more quickly if you enter the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Yoakum County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

First you have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your full name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will allow you to make a phone call to contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, if not you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. The discharge process takes from 15 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether you have a cash bond or if the magistrate still needs to figure out how much to set your bail at. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a discharge date, you should plan to be released that morning.

Yoakum County Jail Visitation

The inmate need to list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Yoakum County Jail in advance. Your visitors will be entered in a Visiting log for the requesting inmate. All visitors has to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so call the facility at (806) 456-2377 before you try to 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

In order to visit an inmate at the Yoakum County Jail you must first be added to their visitation list.

Be sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at Yoakum County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Such visitation 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Yoakum County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Yoakum 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

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Yoakum County Jail, use this address:

Yoakum County Jail
600 9th Street
Plains, TX 79355

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Yoakum County Jail
600 9th Street
Plains, TX 79355

The Yoakum County Jail inmate mail policy changes frequently, so it would be best to review the site before you send a letter.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Yoakum 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 Yoakum 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 check the court records on the Yoakum County court website or call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. 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, and their arrest date, contact the Yoakum County jail, on the phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of people’s criminal background. These databases are all linked and you can track criminal histories from other states. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail might change, so we suggest that you double check the Yoakum County Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Yoakum 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 Yoakum County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (806) 456-2377 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 Yoakum County Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear 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 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 Yoakum County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are much pricier 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 there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone may be limited or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: (806) 456-2377

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of 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 Yoakum County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 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 circumstances where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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