Gustine Police Jail

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The Gustine Police Jail is located at 682 3Rd Avenue in Gustine, CA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Gustine Police Department.

This page will tell you information about everything a person needs to know about the Gustine Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you information and advice that you need to make going to jail easier. If you have a question, just ask it, and any comments or tips that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Gustine Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Gustine Police Jail Inmate List is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can find info about anybody who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can get the information more quickly if you enter the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Gustine Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you will answer some simple questions, such as what is your full name, your address, date of birth and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will be allowed to make a phone call in order to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might get to wear your street clothes, if not you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process can take between 30 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the faster bail is posted, the faster you will be released. Also, it might depend on whether you have a bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to figure out your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a date of your release, you should expect to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Gustine Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list information about each visitor to the Gustine Police Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will be put in a Visiting log for the inmate. Each and every visitor will have to provide proof of identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Gustine Police Jail visitation procedures can change, so call the facility at 209-854-3737 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Gustine Police Jail you have to first be on 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 cellphones are allowed at Gustine Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 Gustine Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Gustine 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 Gustine 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 Gustine 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 inquiry online or you can call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. Bear 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, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Merced County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the documents filed in your case. You can access court records online, or at the Merced County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal background. These databases are all linked so you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. 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 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, which can include, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Gustine Police Jail inmates might change, so it would be best to review the Gustine Police Jail website when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Gustine 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 Gustine Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 209-854-3737 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 Gustine Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Gustine Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are much more expensive 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 inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or forbidden.

The Gustine Police Jail phone number is: 209-854-3737

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make 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 Gustine Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different 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 decrease 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 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 has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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