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Houston Police Jail Information

Address

Houston Police Jail
13878 West Armstrong Road
Houston, AK 99694

Phone Number

Phone: 907-892-6447

The Houston Police Jail is located at 13878 West Armstrong Road in Houston, AK and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Houston Police Department.

This site will tell you info about anything related to the Houston Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Houston Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and lots more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to offer information and tips that you’ll need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask them, and also any comments or feedback that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Houston Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you know someone in jail and want to contact them? Do you know a family member or friend that’s been arrested and you need to locate them?

To look up who is in jail at the Houston Police Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Houston Police Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and visiting hours. You can also find info for anybody arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information quicker if you enter the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Houston Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Houston Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

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

First you will have to answer a number of questions, like your legal name, address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will be allowed to use the telephone to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process can take anywhere between 15 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster you post bail, the faster you will get out of jail. It also can depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a judge has to determine the bail amount. For minor charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a discharge date, you should expect to get released between 9am and noon.

Houston Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Houston Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will be put in a Visiting log for the requesting inmate. Every visitor must provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Houston Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so you should call the facility at 907-892-6447 before you go.

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

Before you can visit an inmate at the Houston Police Jail you must first have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Houston Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 a 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 even 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
13878 West Armstrong Road
Houston, AK 99694

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Houston Police Jail
13878 West Armstrong Road
Houston, AK 99694

The Houston Police Jail mail policy is always changing, so we suggest that you double check the official Houston Police Jail 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Matanuska-Susitna County jail website or call the court 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. You should know 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 the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Matanuska-Susitna County jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are in the public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket and all documents filed in your court case. You are able to access the court records on their website, or at the Matanuska-Susitna County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of people’s criminal history. These databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to someone in jail can change at any time, so it would be best to visit the Houston Police Jail website before send funds to someone in jail there.

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 907-892-6447 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. Inmates can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Houston Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are generally more expensive than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 907-892-6447

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring out how to decrease 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 a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone rates so high 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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