Tehama County Jail

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The Tehama County Jail is located at 502 Oak Street in Red Bluff, CA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Tehama County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you info about everything a person needs to know about the Tehama County Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Tehama County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer information that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, just ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or feedback that might be a benefit to others would be welcome.

Tehama County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Tehama County Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of individuals currently in custody, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can find the same information on anybody processed or discharged within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get their arrest information fast if you enter their full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Tehama County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Tehama County Jail includes the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

You have to answer some questions, such as your full name, address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will let you use the phone to talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process takes between 10 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you will get released. How quickly you get discharged will depend on if you’ve got a cash bond or if the magistrate must figure out the bail amount. For a minor offense, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the date of your release, you should plan to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Tehama County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide information about each visitor to the Tehama County Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will go into the log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so call the official Tehama County Jail at (530) 529-7910 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Tehama County Jail you must first be added to their approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Tehama County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anybody under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Tehama County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Tehama 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 Tehama 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 Tehama 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, you can check the arrest warrants on the website or you can call the court directly. You have to have their 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, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Tehama County jail, by phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and all of the documents and filings filed in your court case. You are able to access court records online, or at the Tehama County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of people’s criminal past. These databases are all connected and you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to people in jail could change, so visit the Tehama County Jail site when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Tehama 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 Tehama County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (530) 529-7910 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 Tehama County Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear 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 a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products including 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 Tehama County Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are usually pricier than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Tehama County Jail phone number is: (530) 529-7910

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all of the phone calls that inmates make are shared 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 Tehama 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 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 lower your inmates phone charges is 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 a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails 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 cases like this, the jail has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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