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Mckinley County Detention Center Information

Address

Mckinley County Detention Center
255 South Boardman
Gallup, NM 87301

Phone Number

Phone Number: (505) 726-8474

The Mckinley County Detention Center is located at 255 South Boardman in Gallup, NM and is a medium security county jail operated by the McKinley County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you information about anything a person needs to know about the Mckinley County Detention Center, such as how to locate an inmate at the Mckinley County Detention Center, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and lots more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to offer info you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any feedback or comments that could be beneficial to others would be welcome.

Mckinley County Detention Center Inmate Search

Do you have a family member, loved one, or friend that has gone to jail and want to find out where they are? Do you know a friend or family member who’s been arrested and you need to locate them?

In order to find out who is in jail at the Mckinley County Detention Center you have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Mckinley County Detention Center Inmate Locator is an online list of people who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find information on anybody arrested and booked or released in the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information fast if you enter their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Mckinley County Detention Center Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Mckinley County Detention Center includes these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First you must answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your full name, street address, birthdate and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will allow you to use the telephone so you can call a member of your family, friend, 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 jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. The discharge process will take between 10 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the faster you will get released. Also, it can depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the magistrate must figure out your bail amount. For lesser charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and are given a discharge date, you should plan to get released in the morning.

Mckinley County Detention Center Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give each visitor’s name to the Mckinley County Detention Center in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will go in a Visiting log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so you should call the jail at (505) 726-8474 before you try 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

In order to visit an inmate at the Mckinley County Detention Center you must first be on this person’s visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones at Mckinley County Detention Center, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of 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 a family member of 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Mckinley County Detention Center. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Mckinley County Detention Center 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

Use this address when sending a letter to someone incarcerated at Mckinley County Detention Center:

Mckinley County Detention Center
255 South Boardman
Gallup, NM 87301

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Mckinley County Detention Center
255 South Boardman
Gallup, NM 87301

The Mckinley County Detention Center inmate mail policy changes, so double check the site when 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 Mckinley County Detention Center. 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 Mckinley County Detention Center 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 might have a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants online or call the court directly. 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 there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are in the public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file that contains a docket and any of the filings and documents filed in the case. You can access the court records on the internet, or at the McKinley County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal background. These online databases are connected so you can track criminal convictions from other states. Go to the McKinley County Courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for driving under the influence (DUI), drug offenses, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates at the Mckinley County Detention Center might change, so be sure to check the Mckinley County Detention Center website before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Mckinley County Detention Center

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 Mckinley County Detention Center uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (505) 726-8474 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 Mckinley County Detention Center store. An inmate can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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

All phone calls from the Mckinley County Detention Center are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are a lot more costly than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls could be reduced or cut altogether.

The Mckinley County Detention Center phone number is: (505) 726-8474

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of 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 Mckinley County Detention Center. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 state prisons and local jails figuring 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 a lot of money on calling your inmate. In some cases, we won’t 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 or prison 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 Mckinley County Detention Center, click the link below.

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