Carrizozo Police Jail

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The Carrizozo Police Jail is located at 404 Central Avenue in Carrizozo, NM and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Carrizozo Police Department.

This guide tells you info about everything one might want to know about the Carrizozo Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Carrizozo Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Lincoln County court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give information that you need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have a question, just ask them, and also any comments or tips that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Carrizozo Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Carrizozo Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes current status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find information about anyone processed or released in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find their inmate information quicker if you have their full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Carrizozo Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First, you have to answer some questions, such as what is your full name, street address, birth date and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

You will get to make a phone call in order to talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be able to wear your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged will take anywhere between 10 minutes to many hours. So, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond or if a magistrate must determine the bail amount. 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 discharge date, you should expect to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Carrizozo Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to provide each visitor’s name to the Carrizozo Police Jail in advance. This information will be entered in a log of visitors as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Carrizozo Police Jail are always changing, so it would be wise to call the facility at 575-648-2351 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Carrizozo Police Jail you must first be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

Be sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones are allowed at Carrizozo Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anybody on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If the 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 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 Carrizozo Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Carrizozo 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 Carrizozo 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 Carrizozo 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 the court records online or call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind 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 know the person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are in the public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a court case file containing a court docket and all documents filed in your case. You are able to access your court records online, or at the Lincoln County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to the Lincoln County Courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you will be able to 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 including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Carrizozo Police Jail inmates are always changing, so we suggest that you check the Carrizozo Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Carrizozo 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 Carrizozo Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 575-648-2351 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 Carrizozo Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products such as 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

The only phone calls that Carrizozo Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are a lot more costly than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on 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 rules, phone privileges may be limited or eliminated completely.

The Carrizozo Police Jail phone number is: 575-648-2351

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits from all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Carrizozo Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 figuring 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 inmate phone calls. In some cases, we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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