Lindsay Police Jail

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The Lindsay Police Jail is located at 608 North Ash Street in Lindsay, TX and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Lindsay Police Department.

This page tells you information about anything you might want to know about the Lindsay Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Lindsay 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 purpose of this guide is to offer information and advice you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have a question, just ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any tips or comments that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Lindsay Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Lindsay Police Jail Inmate Search is an online list of people who have been arrested, including status, and visiting hours. You can also find the same information on anyone processed or discharged within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information more quickly if you enter your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Lindsay Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Lindsay Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First, you will have to answer some questions, such as what is your legal name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will then be allowed to use the phone so you can get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might get to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process can take anywhere between 30 minutes to many hours. In other words the faster you can post bail, the faster you will get discharged from jail. Also, it will depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond or if a judge must figure out your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the date of your release, you should plan to be released that morning.

Lindsay Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give each visitor’s name to the Lindsay Police Jail in advance. Your visitors will be entered into the visitors log as an approved visitor. Every visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Anyone showing up late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Lindsay Police Jail can change, so call the facility at 940-665-4455 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Lindsay Police Jail you have to be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Lindsay Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not going to be 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 Lindsay Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Lindsay 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 Lindsay 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 Lindsay 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 for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Cooke County jail website or you can call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a court case file that includes a docket and all of the documents filed in your court case. You are able to access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Cooke County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal history. These online databases are all connected and you can track criminal convictions from another state. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DWI or DUI, drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Lindsay Police Jail inmates are always changing, so you should visit the Lindsay Police Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Lindsay 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 Lindsay Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 940-665-4455 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 Lindsay Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from 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 products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items 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 Lindsay Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are generally more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone privileges may be limited or eliminated completely.

The Lindsay Police Jail phone number is: 940-665-4455

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set 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 Lindsay Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 lower your inmates phone charges is 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. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison 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 Lindsay Police Jail, click the link below.

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