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Winkler County Jail Information

Address

Winkler County Jail
1300 South Bellaire Street
Kermit, TX 79745

Phone Number

Phone: (432) 586-5508

The Winkler County Jail is located at 1300 South Bellaire Street in Kermit, TX and is a medium security county jail operated by the Winkler County Sheriff’s Department.

This site tells you info about everything related to the Winkler County Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Winkler County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Winkler County court records, and much much more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give you info that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, please feel free to ask them, and please leave any comments or tips that would be beneficial to others is welcome.

Winkler County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that is locked up and need to contact them? Do you know a friend or family member that has been arrested and you need to find them?

To look up who’s in jail at the Winkler County Jail you have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Winkler County Jail Inmate List has information about people who are in jail, including custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find info for anybody booked or discharged in the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can get their arrest information faster if you enter the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Winkler County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Winkler County Jail takes you through each of 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.

The first step is that you will have to answer some simple questions, such as your full legal name, address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call so you can call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged can take anywhere from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will be freed. Also, how fast you get released depends on if you have a cash bond or if a magistrate must decide on the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and know the discharge date, you should expect to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Winkler County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list information about each visitor to the Winkler County Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will go into the log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor is required to provide identification. Any visitors showing up late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Winkler County Jail visitation procedures change often, so you should call the official Winkler County Jail at (432) 586-5508 before you go.

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 Winkler County Jail you must first be on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Winkler County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of 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, 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Winkler County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Winkler 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

Use this address when sending a letter to an inmate at Winkler County Jail:

Winkler County Jail
1300 South Bellaire Street
Kermit, TX 79745

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Winkler County Jail
1300 South Bellaire Street
Kermit, TX 79745

The inmate mail policy at the Winkler County Jail is always changing, so review the official website before send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Winkler 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 Winkler 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 check the court records on the Winkler County jail website or call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, 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 Winkler County jail, on the phone, in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are in the public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file containing a court docket and any of the documents and filings filed in the case. You are able to access your court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These state databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal convictions from other states. Go to courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DWI or DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates is likely to change, so be sure to double check the Winkler County Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Winkler 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 Winkler County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (432) 586-5508 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 Winkler County Jail store. You can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Winkler County Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are usually pricier than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

The Winkler County Jail phone number is: (432) 586-5508

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. 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 Winkler County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring 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 calling 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 circumstances where we will not be able to save you any money, 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 in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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