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Benson Police Jail Information

Address

Benson Police Jail
360 South Gila Street
Benson, AZ 85602-6670

Phone Number

Phone: 520-586-2211

The Benson Police Jail is located at 360 South Gila Street in Benson, AZ and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Benson Police Department.

This guide tells you info about anything you might want to know about the Benson Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Benson Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much much more.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer advice and information that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a question, just ask them, and any comments or tips that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Benson Police Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that has gone to jail and need to contact them? Do you know a friend or family member that has been arrested and you need to find out where they are?

In order to find out who’s in jail at the Benson Police Jail you should use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Benson Police Jail Inmate Lookup has information about individuals who are in jail, including current status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to find information on anybody processed or released within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to find their arrest information faster if you’ve got their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Benson Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Benson Police Jail is made up of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First, you must answer some questions, such as your legal name, your address, birth date and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will let you make a telephone call so you can call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take from 15 minutes to all day. So, the faster bail is posted, the sooner you will be freed. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether or not you have a bond amount or if a judge must determine the amount of bail to be set. For minor offenses, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and have a date of your release, plan to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Benson Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must give information about each visitor to the Benson Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be put into a log of approved visitors as an approved visitor. All visitors will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone showing up late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Benson Police Jail frequently change, so it would be wise to call the facility at 520-586-2211 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

In order to visit someone at the Benson Police Jail you have to have your name on this person’s 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 without it.

No phones at Benson Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the 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 old and is not related to the inmate, this 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 Benson Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Benson 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 Benson Police Jail is:

Benson Police Jail
360 South Gila Street
Benson, AZ 85602-6670

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Benson Police Jail
360 South Gila Street
Benson, AZ 85602-6670

The mail policy at the Benson Police Jail changes, so we suggest that you review the site before 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 Benson 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 Benson 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 check arrest warrants online or you can call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Cochise County jail, by phone, in person, or check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file that includes a docket and any of the documents and filings filed in the case. You can access the court records on the internet, or at the Cochise County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of a person’s criminal past. These databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to people in jail could change, so we suggest that you review the Benson Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Benson 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 Benson Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 520-586-2211 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 Benson Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely want to use the commissary daily, 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 account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Benson Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are generally pricier than regular phone calls. There is no limit to 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 jail rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or forbidden.

The Benson Police Jail phone number is: 520-586-2211

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make from all of the inmate phone calls 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 Benson Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 significantly on calling 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 these cases, the jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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