Waxahachie Police Jail

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The Waxahachie Police Jail is located at 216 North College Street in Waxahachie, TX and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Waxahachie Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything a person needs to know about the Waxahachie Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Waxahachie Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the information and tips that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or feedback that might be beneficial to others is appreciated.

Waxahachie Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Waxahachie Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also get the same information for anybody booked or released in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can locate the information quicker if you enter the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Waxahachie Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Waxahachie Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer some questions, like what is your legal name, home address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

You will then be allowed to make a telephone call so you can call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged takes anywhere between 10 minutes to all day long. So, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will be released. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether or not you have a cash bond amount or if a judge needs to figure out how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a release date, expect to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Waxahachie Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Waxahachie Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will go into the log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors showing up late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Waxahachie Police Jail can change, so it would be wise to call the facility at 972-937-9940 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Waxahachie Police Jail you have to have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones are allowed at Waxahachie Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to the inmate, they must 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 of age and is not related to the inmate, the minor visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Waxahachie Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Waxahachie 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 Waxahachie 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 Waxahachie 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check the court records on the Ellis County jail website or call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. 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 jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and all of the documents filed in your case. You can access your court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of people’s criminal history. These state databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from any other state. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or 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 comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to someone in jail might change, so it would be best to review the Waxahachie Police Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Waxahachie 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 Waxahachie Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 972-937-9940 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 Waxahachie Police Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably want to use the commissary daily, 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 money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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

All phone calls from the Waxahachie Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are much more expensive than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone calls could be reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Waxahachie Police Jail phone number is: 972-937-9940

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set 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 Waxahachie Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone call 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 Waxahachie Police Jail, click the link below.

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