Nacogdoches County Jail

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The Nacogdoches County Jail is located at 2306 Douglass Road in Nacogdoches, TX and is a medium security county jail operated by the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you all the information about everything one might want to know about the Nacogdoches County Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Nacogdoches County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give 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 them, and also any tips or comments that would be a benefit to others is much appreciated.

Nacogdoches County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Nacogdoches County Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people who have been arrested, including current status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get info about anybody arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate their arrest information fast if you enter your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Nacogdoches County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Nacogdoches County Jail takes you through each of these steps:

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

The first step is that you have to answer a number of questions, like what is your full legal name, address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get released from jail. This process takes anywhere from 15 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. Also, how fast you get released will depend on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if the judge needs to decide on how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and know the discharge date, you should expect to get released in the morning.

Nacogdoches County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide each visitor’s full name to the Nacogdoches County Jail before you can visit. This information will be entered into a Visiting log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so it would be wise to call the jail at (936) 560-7771 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Nacogdoches County Jail you have to be on their visitation list.

Be sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones at Nacogdoches County Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of 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 a visitor is under the age of 18 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 Nacogdoches County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Nacogdoches 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 Nacogdoches 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 Nacogdoches 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you can access court records online or you are able to call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, 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 jail, on the phone, go there in person, or look online. Records of arrests are public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file that contains a court docket and all documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Nacogdoches County Clerk of Court 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 and you can track criminal convictions from another state. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, 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 different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for crimes, which include, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Nacogdoches County Jail jail inmates is likely to change, so review the Nacogdoches County Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Nacogdoches 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 Nacogdoches County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (936) 560-7771 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 Nacogdoches County Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need 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 items that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products 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 Nacogdoches 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 that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone privileges might get cut back or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: (936) 560-7771

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits 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 Nacogdoches County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 state prisons and local jails finding 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 significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their phone rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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