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George West Police Jail Information

Address

George West Police Jail
404 Nueces Street
George West, TX 78022

Phone Number

Phone: 361-449-3800

The George West Police Jail is located at 404 Nueces Street in George West, TX and is a medium security police department jail operated by the George West Police Department.

This guide tells you info about everything one might want to know about the George West Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the George West Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information, and much more.

Introduction

This guide is meant to give information you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any feedback or comments that might be beneficial to others will be welcome.

George West Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member in jail and want to contact them? Do you know somebody who has been arrested and you need to find them?

To see who’s in jail at the George West Police Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The George West Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of people who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find the same information about 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 the information faster if you have their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

George West Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the George West Police Jail takes you through these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

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

You will be allowed to make a telephone call to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might get to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged from jail may take anywhere between 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you can get out of jail. Also, it might depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if a magistrate needs to determine how much to set your bail at. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a release date, you should plan to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

George West Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to list information about each visitor to the George West Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will be entered into a log of approved visitors as an Authorized visit. All visitors will be required to provide identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at George West Police Jail can change, so it would be wise to call the jail at 361-449-3800 before you go to the jail to visit.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the George West Police Jail you have to first 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 cellphones are allowed at George West Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anybody on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If a 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 George West Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the George West 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.

Mailing Address

Use this address when sending a letter to an inmate at George West Police Jail:

George West Police Jail
404 Nueces Street
George West, TX 78022

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
George West Police Jail
404 Nueces Street
George West, TX 78022

The George West Police Jail inmate mail policy changes often, so be sure to double check the site before you send a letter to an inmate.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the George West 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 George West 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records on the Live Oak County jail website or you are able to 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. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file that contains a docket sheet and any of the documents and filings filed in your case. You are able to access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. You can go to the Live Oak County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for the following crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail can change at any time, so you should visit the George West Police Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at George West 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 George West Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 361-449-3800 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 inmateâ€™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 George West Police Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind 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 an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the George West Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are generally more expensive than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated completely.

The George West Police Jail phone number is: 361-449-3800

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. 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 George West Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 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 inmate phone calls. In some cases, we won’t 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 phone 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 George West Police Jail, click the link below.

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