El Monte Police Jail

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The El Monte Police Jail is located at 11333 Valley Boulevard in El Monte, CA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the El Monte Police Department.

This page will tell you info about anything one might want to know about the El Monte Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the El Monte Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information and advice that you need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, feel free to ask it, and any feedback or comments that could help others is appreciated.

El Monte Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The El Monte Police Jail Inmate Lookup has information about people who have been arrested and are in custody, including custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you can get the same information for anybody arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can find the information fast if you’ve got their full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

El Monte Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the El Monte Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you must answer a number of questions, like what is your full legal name, address, birthdate and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will get to use the phone so you can call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

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

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. The discharge process will take anywhere from 10 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get released. Also, it will depend on whether or not you’ve got a bond amount or if a magistrate must decide on the bail amount. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and are given a release date, you should expect to get released that morning.

El Monte Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give each visitor’s name to the El Monte Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will go into a log of visitors as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor must provide identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so make sure that you call the jail at 626-580-2100 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the El Monte Police Jail you must be added to their visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones are allowed at El Monte Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of 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 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 El Monte Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the El Monte 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 El Monte 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 El Monte 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant, you can access arrest warrants on the website or call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal background. These state databases are all connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for driving under the influence (DUI), drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to people in jail can change at any time, so we suggest that you review the El Monte Police Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at El Monte 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 El Monte Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 626-580-2100 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 El Monte Police Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely need 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 inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their trust account. These products 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

The only phone calls that El Monte Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are typically more costly than phone calls made at home. 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 rules, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or cut altogether.

The El Monte Police Jail phone number is: 626-580-2100

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 profits these phone service providers make 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 El Monte Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 finding 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on how much it costs you to call 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 cases like this, the facility has set their 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 El Monte Police Jail, click the link below.

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