Grimes County Jail

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The Grimes County Jail is located at 382 FM 149 West in Anderson, TX and is a medium security county jail operated by the Grimes County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything related to the Grimes County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the advice and information that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it, and also any comments or feedback that might be beneficial to others is much appreciated.

Grimes County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Grimes County Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. You can also find the same information about anybody who has been arrested or released within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate their arrest information more quickly if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Grimes County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Grimes County Jail includes these steps:

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

First, you will have to answer some simple questions, such as your full legal name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will be allowed to use the telephone in order to talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to wear your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process will take from 10 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. It also will depend on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if a magistrate has to decide on how much to set your bail at. For lesser charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a release date, plan to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Grimes County Jail Visitation

The inmate have to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Grimes County Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered in the visitation log as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies can change, so call the jail at (936) 873-6439 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Grimes County Jail you have to be on their visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Grimes County Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to the inmate, they will have to 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Grimes County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Grimes 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.

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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 Grimes 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 Grimes 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 think you have an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the court records on the website or you are able to call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Grimes County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. Arrest records are public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a case file that includes a docket and all documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access your court records on their website, or at the Grimes County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal history. These state databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Grimes County Jail inmates might change, so we suggest that you double check the Grimes County Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Grimes 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 Grimes County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (936) 873-6439 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 Grimes County Jail store. You can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products including 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 Grimes County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, phone calls could be reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: (936) 873-6439

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all 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 Grimes County 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 learning 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 calling 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 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 phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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