Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers

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The Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers is located at 450 Bauchet Street in Los Angeles, CA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you information about everything you might want to know about the Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers, such as how to locate an inmate at the Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information, and much more.

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6. How To Save Money on Inmate Calls at Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers
7. How to Send Inmate Care Packages to Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers
8. What is Inmate Commissary?
9. How to Send Money to an Inmate at Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers
10. How to Search Los Angeles County Arrest Records

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer information and advice you need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any tips or comments that could be beneficial to others is much appreciated.

Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers Inmate Lookup is a roster of people who are in jail, including status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find information about anybody processed or discharged in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate the information faster if you enter their full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers is made up of each of the following steps:

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

You will have to answer some questions, such as what is your legal name, street address, birthdate and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call in order to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail will take anywhere between 30 minutes to all day. In other words the faster you can post bail, the faster you will get discharged from jail. How quickly you get discharged can depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a judge must figure out the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and know the release date, plan to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers Visitation

The inmate must give each visitor’s full name to the Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers before you can visit. Your visitors will be put into a Visiting log for the inmate. Every visitor is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

The Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers visitation procedures can change, so call the jail at (213) 473-6100 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers you have to have your name on this person’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 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 Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers 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 Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers. 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 Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Los Angeles County court website or you are able to call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Bear 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 know the person’s first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Los Angeles County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a court case file containing a court docket and all documents and filings filed in your court case. You can access your court records online, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal history. These databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. You are able to go to the Los Angeles County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

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

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates at the Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers could change, so it would be best to review the Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers

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 Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (213) 473-6100 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 Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are a lot pricier than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on 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 jail rules, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: (213) 473-6100

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county 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 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 money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their 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 Los Angeles County Jail – Twin Towers, click the link below.

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