Los Alamos Police Jail

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The Los Alamos Police Jail is located at 2500 Trinity Drive in Los Alamos, NM and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Los Alamos Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything you might want to know about the Los Alamos Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Los Alamos Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give info that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, just ask them, and please leave any tips or comments that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Los Alamos Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Los Alamos Police Jail Inmate Locator has information about individuals currently in custody, which includes current status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to find info on anybody arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You can locate their inmate information quicker if you have the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Los Alamos Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Los Alamos Police Jail is made up of 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.

First you must answer some simple questions, such as your legal name, address, birth date and contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will get to use the phone to contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to wear your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be discharged from jail. This process takes anywhere between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if the magistrate has to decide on the bail amount. For a minor offense, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a date of your release, you should expect to be released that morning.

Los Alamos Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Los Alamos Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will go into the visitors log as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor will have to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Los Alamos Police Jail change often, so make sure that you call the official Los Alamos Police Jail at 505-662-8222 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Los Alamos Police Jail you must first be added to their visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Los Alamos Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Los Alamos Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Los Alamos 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 Los Alamos 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 Los Alamos 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 an outstanding warrant, you can access court records on the Los Alamos County court website or you are able to call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Los Alamos County jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are in the public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and all documents filed in the case. You are able to access your court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of people’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Los Alamos Police Jail jail inmates might change, so you should double check the Los Alamos Police Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Los Alamos 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 Los Alamos Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 505-662-8222 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 Los Alamos Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Los Alamos 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 outside of jail. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the jail rules, phone calls might get cut back or totally denied.

Phone Number: 505-662-8222

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 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 Los Alamos 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 state prisons and local 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 significantly on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t 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 inmate calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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