Jamaica Beach Police Jail

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The Jamaica Beach Police Jail is located at 16628 San Luis Pass Road in Jamaica Beach, TX and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Jamaica Beach Police Department.

This page tells you info about anything one might want to know about the Jamaica Beach Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you information and tips that you’ll need to make getting locked up easier. If you have a question, just ask them, and any feedback or comments that would help others will be much appreciated.

Jamaica Beach Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Jamaica Beach Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of individuals who are in jail, which includes current status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find information on anybody processed or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to find the information faster if you enter your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Jamaica Beach Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Jamaica Beach Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you will answer a number of questions, like what is your full legal name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will let you use the telephone so you can contact 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 able to wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. This process will take anywhere from 15 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you can get released from jail. It also depends on whether you have a bond amount or if a judge needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the release date, you should expect to be released that morning.

Jamaica Beach Police Jail Visitation

Inmates need to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Jamaica Beach Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will be put in a Visiting log for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors must provide identification. Any visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so you should call the official Jamaica Beach Police Jail at 409-737-1142 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Jamaica Beach Police Jail you have to first have your name on their visitation list.

Be sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones are allowed at Jamaica Beach Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Jamaica Beach Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Jamaica Beach 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 Jamaica Beach 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 Jamaica Beach 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 might have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants inquiry online or you can call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a court case file that contains a docket and all filings and documents filed in your court case. You are able to access the court records via the internet, or at the Galveston County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal history. These databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You can go to the Galveston County Courthouse and check in person, or check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail at the Jamaica Beach Police Jail change frequently, so be sure to double check the Jamaica Beach Police Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Jamaica Beach 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 Jamaica Beach Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 409-737-1142 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 Jamaica Beach Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep 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 products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds 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

All phone calls from the Jamaica Beach Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are a lot more costly than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, phone calls might get cut back or cut altogether.

The Jamaica Beach Police Jail phone number is: 409-737-1142

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set 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 Jamaica Beach Police Jail. 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 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 calling 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 has set their phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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