Imperial County Jail

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The Imperial County Jail is located at 328 Applestill Road in El Centro, CA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Imperial County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you information about everything you might need to know about the Imperial County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Imperial County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the info you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or tips that might help other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Imperial County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Imperial County Jail Inmate Search is a list of individuals currently in custody, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find information for anyone who has been arrested or released in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate their arrest information fast if you enter the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Imperial County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Imperial County Jail includes each of the following steps:

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

You will have to answer some simple questions, like what is your full name, street address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released from jail.

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

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. The discharge process will take from 15 minutes to many hours. So, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will get let go. It also will depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a judge still needs to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and are given a discharge date, plan to get released that morning.

Imperial County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Imperial County Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will go into the visitors log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor will have to provide proof of identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so call the jail at (760) 339-6367 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Imperial County Jail you must be on this person’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Imperial County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If a 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 under the age of 18 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Imperial County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Imperial 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 Imperial 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 Imperial 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you can call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Imperial County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a case file that includes a docket and any documents filed in the court case. You are able to access the court records online, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of people’s criminal history. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to the Imperial County Courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to people in jail can change at any time, so you should check the Imperial County Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Imperial 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 Imperial County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (760) 339-6367 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 Imperial County Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from 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 money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products including 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

The only phone calls that Imperial County Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are much more costly than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to 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 are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone calls might get cut back or cut altogether.

Phone Number: (760) 339-6367

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits from all phone calls that inmates make 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 Imperial County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges is 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, 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 jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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