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Gaines County Jail Information

Address

Gaines County Jail
301 East Avenue A
Seminole, TX 79360

Phone Number

Phone: (432) 758-4023

The Gaines County Jail is located at 301 East Avenue A in Seminole, TX and is a medium security county jail operated by the Gaines County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you information about anything related to the Gaines County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information, and much, much more.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information that you need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or tips that could be beneficial to others would be much appreciated.

Gaines County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that has gone to jail and don’t know how to contact them? Do you know a friend or family member that has been arrested and you want to find them?

To look up who is in jail at the Gaines County Jail you have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Last Name

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Who’s In Jail

The Gaines County Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, including status, and visiting hours. You can find info for anybody booked or discharged in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to get the information more quickly if you have your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Gaines County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Gaines County Jail is made up of these steps:

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

First you must answer some simple questions, such as your legal name, address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will be allowed to make a phone call to 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 skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process will take between 10 minutes to all day long. In other words the faster you post bail, the quicker you will get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether you have a cash bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to decide on the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a release date, expect to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Gaines County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give each visitor’s name to the Gaines County Jail in advance. This information will be put in a log of approved visitors as an authorized visitor. Each visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone arriving late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so you should call the jail at (432) 758-4023 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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 someone at the Gaines County Jail you have to be on this person’s approved 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 cellphones are allowed at Gaines County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not going to be 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Gaines County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Gaines County 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 Gaines County Jail is:

Gaines County Jail
301 East Avenue A
Seminole, TX 79360

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Gaines County Jail
301 East Avenue A
Seminole, TX 79360

The inmate mail policy at the Gaines County Jail can change, so you should check the official Gaines County Jail site before you send a letter to an inmate.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Gaines County 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 Gaines County 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants inquiry on the website or call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know 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 have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Gaines County jail, by phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a court case file containing a court docket and all of the documents filed in your case. You can access the court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of people’s criminal past. These databases are connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to the Gaines County Courthouse and make an inquiry, 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 a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for these crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates are always changing, so you should visit the Gaines County Jail site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Gaines County 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 Gaines County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (432) 758-4023 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 Gaines County Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary daily, 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 money in their trust 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

All phone calls from the Gaines County Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are a lot more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. 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 are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or forbidden.

Phone Number: (432) 758-4023

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 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 Gaines County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, 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 Gaines County Jail, click the link below.

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