San Diego County Jail – Las Colinas Detention Facility

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The San Diego County Jail – Las Colinas Detention Facility is located at 9000 Cottonwood Avenue in Santee, CA and is a medium security county jail operated by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you information about anything you might need to know about the San Diego County Jail – Las Colinas Detention Facility, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give information that you need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any feedback or comments that could be beneficial to others is appreciated.

San Diego County Jail – Las Colinas Detention Facility Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The San Diego County Jail – Las Colinas Detention Facility Inmate List is an online list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, including current status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find the same information for anybody who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to get the information fast if you enter your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

San Diego County Jail – Las Colinas Detention Facility Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the San Diego County Jail – Las Colinas Detention Facility takes you through each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First, you must answer some simple questions, such as what is your full legal name, home address, birth date and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call so you can call 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 get to wear your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process will take between 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will be released. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the judge must decide on your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a discharge date, you should expect to get discharged that morning.

San Diego County Jail – Las Colinas Detention Facility Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give information about each visitor to the San Diego County Jail – Las Colinas Detention Facility in advance of the visit. This information will be entered into the visitation log as an approved visitor. Each visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so we suggest that you call the jail at (619) 258-3176 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the San Diego County Jail – Las Colinas Detention Facility you have to first have your name on this person’s approved 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.

No phones at San Diego County Jail – Las Colinas Detention Facility, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 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 San Diego County Jail – Las Colinas Detention Facility. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the San Diego County Jail – Las Colinas Detention 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 San Diego County Jail – Las Colinas Detention 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 San Diego County Jail – Las Colinas Detention 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 think you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the San Diego County court website or call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file that includes a docket and all of the documents filed in your court case. You are able to access court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal past. These state databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from other states. You can go to county courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes, which can include, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to San Diego County Jail – Las Colinas Detention Facility inmates are always changing, so we suggest that you check the San Diego County Jail – Las Colinas Detention Facility website when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at San Diego County Jail – Las Colinas Detention 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 San Diego County Jail – Las Colinas Detention Facility uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (619) 258-3176 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 San Diego County Jail – Las Colinas Detention Facility store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

All phone calls from the San Diego County Jail – Las Colinas Detention Facility are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more costly than regular phone calls. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated completely.

The San Diego County Jail – Las Colinas Detention Facility phone number is: (619) 258-3176

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 off of all of the 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 San Diego County Jail – Las Colinas Detention Facility. 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 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 is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s calling 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 in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at San Diego County Jail – Las Colinas Detention Facility, click the link below.

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