Tulare Police Jail

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The Tulare Police Jail is located at 260 South M Street in Tulare, CA and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Tulare Police Department.

This site tells you information about everything you might need to know about the Tulare Police Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Tulare Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information and tips that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or tips that might help others is welcome.

Tulare Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Tulare Police Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes status, and visiting schedule. Also, you are able to find information about anyone who has been arrested or discharged within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get the information quicker if you’ve got the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Tulare Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Tulare Police Jail takes you through each of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

You will answer some questions, like what is your full name, address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will let you make a phone call so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process may take from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the faster you can get released from jail. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a judge has to figure out how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a discharge date, you should expect to be released in the morning.

Tulare Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Tulare Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be entered in a Visiting log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each and every visitor has to provide identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Tulare Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so make sure that you call the facility at 559-685-2300 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Tulare Police Jail you have to first be on their approved visitation list.

Be sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones are allowed at Tulare Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not normally 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 under the age of 18 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Tulare Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Tulare 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 Tulare 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 Tulare 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, you are able to check the court records online or you can call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. Keep in mind 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, and their arrest date, contact the Tulare County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file that contains a docket and any documents and filings filed in the case. You are able to access court records on the internet, or at the Tulare County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal past. These databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. Go to courthouse and inquire, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search 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 like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Tulare Police Jail inmates change frequently, so be sure to double check the Tulare Police Jail website before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Tulare 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 Tulare Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 559-685-2300 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 Tulare Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products such as 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 Tulare Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are generally pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls might get cut back or forbidden completely.

The Tulare Police Jail phone number is: 559-685-2300

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Tulare Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 state prisons and local jails finding out how to decrease 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 prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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