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Houston Police Jail Information

Address

Houston Police Jail
105 West Maple Street
Houston, MN 55943

Phone Number

Phone: 507-896-3234

The Houston Police Jail is located at 105 West Maple Street in Houston, MN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Houston Police Department.

This page will tell you information about anything a person needs to know about the Houston Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and everything else.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the info that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it, and please leave any comments or feedback that could be beneficial to others is welcome.

Houston Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member that is locked up and need to find out where they are? Do you know a family member or friend that’s been arrested and you want to find out where they are?

In order to see who is in jail at the Houston Police Jail you should use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Houston Police Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of individuals who are in jail, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to get information for anybody arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can locate their arrest information more quickly if you enter the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Houston Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Houston Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you will answer some questions, such as your full legal name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will let you use the phone to contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to wear your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged takes anywhere from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the faster you post bail, the sooner you can get out of jail. It also can depend on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if the magistrate has to determine how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the discharge date, you should plan to get released that morning.

Houston Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Houston Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be entered into a log of visitors as an approved visitor. Every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

Visitation procedures can change, so make sure that you call the facility at 507-896-3234 before you visit an inmate.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Houston Police Jail you must first be added to their approved visitation list.

Make sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones are allowed at Houston Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the 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 the 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 Houston Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Houston 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.

Mailing Address

The address that you should use if you are sending a letter to an inmate at the Houston Police Jail is:

Houston Police Jail
105 West Maple Street
Houston, MN 55943

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Houston Police Jail
105 West Maple Street
Houston, MN 55943

The Houston Police Jail mail policy can change, so be sure to review the site when you send a letter.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Houston 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 Houston 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 online or you are able to call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are in the public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file that contains a docket and all of the filings and documents filed in the case. You are able to access the court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal past. These state databases are linked together so you can track criminal convictions from another state. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for crimes, which include, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Houston Police Jail inmates is likely to change, so you should check the Houston Police Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Houston 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 Houston Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 507-896-3234 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 inmateâ€™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 Houston Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Houston Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are a lot pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges might get reduced or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 507-896-3234

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the 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 Houston 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 factors 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 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 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 phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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