Grand Junction Police Jail

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The Grand Junction Police Jail is located at 625 Ute Avenue in Grand Junction, CO and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Grand Junction Police Department.

This site tells you information about everything a person needs to know about the Grand Junction Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the information that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask them, and any feedback or comments that could be a benefit to others would be appreciated.

Grand Junction Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Grand Junction Police Jail Inmate Roster has information about people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get the same information for anybody arrested and processed or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to locate their arrest information faster if you have your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Grand Junction Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Grand Junction Police Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you will answer a bunch of questions, such as your full legal name, home address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

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

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail takes anywhere between 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the faster bail is posted, the faster you can get out of jail. Also, it might depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond or if a judge still needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a date of your release, you should expect to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Grand Junction Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Grand Junction Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will go in the visitors log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies can change, so it would be wise to call the official Grand Junction Police Jail at 970-244-3559 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Grand Junction Police Jail you must be on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Grand Junction Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anybody under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of 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 Grand Junction Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Grand Junction Police 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 Grand Junction Police 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 Grand Junction Police 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the Mesa County jail website or call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a court case file that includes a court docket and any of the filings and documents filed in your court case. You can access your court records via the internet, or at the Mesa County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You are able to go to courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be 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 offenses, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates at the Grand Junction Police Jail change frequently, so we suggest that you visit the Grand Junction Police Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Grand Junction Police 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 Grand Junction Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 970-244-3559 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 Grand Junction Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want 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 money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Grand Junction Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are a lot more expensive than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Grand Junction Police Jail phone number is: 970-244-3559

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 off of all inmate phone calls 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 Grand Junction Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 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 is an expert in keeping up 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 a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails 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 has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Grand Junction Police Jail, click the link below.

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