Randall County Jail

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The Randall County Jail is located at 9100 South Georgia in Amarillo, TX and is a medium security county jail operated by the Randall County Sheriff’s Department.

This site tells you information about anything one might want to know about the Randall County Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Randall County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you advice and information that you need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask them, and also any tips or comments that might help others would be appreciated.

Randall County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Randall County Jail Inmate Search is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and visiting hours. You can find info about anybody arrested and booked or released in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to locate the information fast if you enter your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Randall County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Randall County Jail is made up of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first step is that you will have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your full name, address, birth date and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will allow you to make a phone call to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged takes anywhere between 15 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will be released. It also depends on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if the magistrate must decide on the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a release date, expect to get discharged that morning.

Randall County Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must give information about each visitor to the Randall County Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be put in the visitors log for the requesting inmate. All visitors must provide identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies can change, so call the official Randall County Jail at (806) 468-5752 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Randall County Jail you have to be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Randall County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If a 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 a 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 Randall County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Randall 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 Randall 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 Randall 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry online or call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Randall County jail, by phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file that includes a docket and any documents filed in the court case. You are able to access the court records on the website, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal histories from any other state. You can go to the Randall County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for these crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates change frequently, so you should check the Randall County Jail website before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Randall 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 Randall County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (806) 468-5752 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 Randall County Jail store. You can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items 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 Randall County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are usually more costly than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the jail rules, phone privileges may be limited or totally denied.

Phone Number: (806) 468-5752

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all of the 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 Randall County 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 state prisons and local jails finding out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s 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 has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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