Galveston is home to the Galveston County Jail. This prison facility holds inmates sentenced in Galveston and Galveston County Courts and courts of other cities in the Galveston County area areas. When TX residents are sentenced to a minimum - maximum prison, they are often sent to Galveston County Jail. The listed address of Galveston County Jail is 5700 Avenue H. This is facility is located in Galveston, TX, 77551-8100. This city is in Galveston. Before traveling, you should always call the jail to verify your inmate is still located at this address and that they can receive visitors.
Inmates and their families require regular contact in order to stay close and connected. But Jails and Prisons often make contact with the outside difficult and costly. Some charge inmates long distance call charges of up to $14 a minute. Few families can afford to talk at those prices. Fortunately, setting up a local number that ring thru to a long distance phone enable inmates to talk at local phone rates to family and friends no matter where they live. To do this you'll need a Jail Call service provided by Globaltel at
jail calls. You can also send mail to an inmate. Just click here:
send postcards. Calling your inmate is the best way to get details about mail and visitation rules for Galveston County Jail. They can provide you with their individual allowed prison call times and visitation hours and open days. Every prison facility in TX has its own rules. Your loved one will generally be informed of the rules for that facility and any individual restrictions applied.
Galveston County Jail is a County Jail facility. It can be helpful to understand the type of facility because this will largely determine how inmates at Galveston County Jail will be treated. Prison is expensive. Even public prison facilities appear to be operating like for-profit prisons these days. Long distance phone calls are a favorite way for jails to make money. Charging inmates for everything from soap to toothpaste is another. Even sending your inmate money to buy these things will come with an added fee. The first thing to do is set up an economical line of communication as suggested above. Then you can communicate with the inmate to discuss a reasonable budget and how the family can work together to pay and keep it.
Galveston County Jail is located in the CST time zone. Ensure your call times match the correct time in your inmate's location. The current Galveston County Jail warden is Sheriff Henry Trochesset. You can often talk directly with them at a smaller facility or write and email them at a larger one. This will naturally depend on the size and type of your prison facility. Prison families can do a lot to help each other and their inmates in Galveston County Jail by sharing information about this facility with other families. We make that easy. Take a moment to share your experiences at Galveston County Jail. Everything from suggestions about the best places to stay to the most helpful local organizations can be valuable to others.