Orange County Jail – Theo Lacy Facility

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The Orange County Jail – Theo Lacy Facility is located at 501 City Drive South in Orange, CA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you information about everything one might want to know about the Orange County Jail – Theo Lacy Facility, such as how to find an inmate at the Orange County Jail – Theo Lacy Facility, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Orange County court records, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer information you need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it, and also any comments or tips that could help others is welcome.

Orange County Jail – Theo Lacy Facility Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Orange County Jail – Theo Lacy Facility Inmate List is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get info for anybody arrested and booked or released in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information more quickly if you’ve got their full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Orange County Jail – Theo Lacy Facility Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Orange County Jail – Theo Lacy Facility takes you through each of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first step is that you must answer some basic questions, like what is your legal name, address, birth date and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will allow you to make a telephone call to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged will take anywhere between 15 minutes to many hours. So, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you will be released. Also, it can depend on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a judge has to determine your bail amount. For minor charges, you will simply be 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, expect to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Orange County Jail – Theo Lacy Facility Visitation

Inmates must provide each visitor’s name to the Orange County Jail – Theo Lacy Facility in advance of the visit. Your visitors will be put in a log of visitors as an Authorized visit. Each visitor is required to provide identification. Anyone arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Orange County Jail – Theo Lacy Facility change often, so make sure that you call the official Orange County Jail – Theo Lacy Facility at (714) 647-4666 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Orange County Jail – Theo Lacy Facility you have to be on this person’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones at Orange County Jail – Theo Lacy Facility, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone 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 approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a 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 magazines to an inmate at the Orange County Jail – Theo Lacy Facility. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Orange County Jail – Theo Lacy Facility 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 Orange County Jail – Theo Lacy Facility. 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 Orange County Jail – Theo Lacy Facility 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 the arrest warrants on the Orange County jail website or call the court 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 if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Orange County jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. Arrest records are in the public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a case file containing a docket sheet and all documents and filings filed in the case. You can access court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal background. These online databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. Go to courthouse and make an inquiry, 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 entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for these crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to people in jail might change, so it would be best to visit the Orange County Jail – Theo Lacy Facility site when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Orange County Jail – Theo Lacy Facility

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 Orange County Jail – Theo Lacy Facility uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (714) 647-4666 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 Orange County Jail – Theo Lacy Facility store. You can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need to buy things from 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 the inmate can purchase if they have money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Orange County Jail – Theo Lacy Facility inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are usually pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: (714) 647-4666

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of all of the 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 Orange County Jail – Theo Lacy Facility. 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 state prisons and local jails learning 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, 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 or prison has set their phone call 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 Orange County Jail – Theo Lacy Facility, click the link below.

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