Bridgeport Police Jail

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The Bridgeport Police Jail is located at 1000 Thompson Street in Bridgeport, TX and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Bridgeport Police Department.

This guide will tell you info about anything you might need to know about the Bridgeport Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Bridgeport Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give information that you’ll need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have a question, please feel free to ask them, and any comments or tips that would be a benefit to others will be appreciated.

Bridgeport Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Bridgeport Police Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of people who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find information for anyone processed or released in the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You can locate their inmate information faster if you have your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Bridgeport Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Bridgeport Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

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

They will allow you to make a phone call to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process can take anywhere from 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you can get released from jail. It also might depend on whether or not you have a cash bond or if a magistrate still needs to determine your bail amount. For minor charges, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and know the discharge date, you should expect to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Bridgeport Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Bridgeport Police Jail in advance of the visit. This information will be put in the log as an Authorized visit. Every visitor will have to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures can change, so you should call the official Bridgeport Police Jail at 940-683-3430 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Bridgeport Police Jail you must have your name on this person’s approved 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 cellphones are allowed at Bridgeport Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 is related to 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 related to the inmate, this 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 Bridgeport Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants on the website or call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Wise County jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a case file that contains a docket sheet and all of the filings and documents filed in the case. You are able to access court records on the website, or at the Wise County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These state databases are linked together and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any of the following crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates could change, so we suggest that you visit the Bridgeport Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 940-683-3430 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 Bridgeport Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Bridgeport Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are typically more costly than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when and 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 break the jail rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 940-683-3430

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all 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 Bridgeport Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 state prisons and local jails finding out 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 calling your inmate. 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 Bridgeport Police Jail, click the link below.

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