Montague County TX Jail

County Jail

Last Updated: November 19, 2019
Address
111 Grand St, Montague, TX 76251
Beds
101
County
Montague
Phone
940-894-2491
Fax
940-894-2114

Montague Co Jail is for County Jail offenders sentenced up to twenty four months.

All prisons and jails have Security or Custody levels depending on the inmate’s classification, sentence, and criminal history. Please review the rules and regulations for County - medium facility.

The phone carrier is Securus Tech®, to see their rates and best-calling plans for your inmate to call you.

If you are unsure of your inmate's location, you can search and locate your inmate by typing in their last name, first name or first initial, and/or the offender ID number to get their accurate information immediately Registered Offenders

Satellite View of Montague County TX Jail

You can support your loved ones at Montague Co Jail on InmateAid, if you have any immediate questions contact the facility directly at 940-894-2491.

When someone you care about gets locked up, it's tough to figure out all the ins and outs of jail life. From sending mail to visiting, there are a lot of things to sort out. And getting info about the arrest? Not always easy. That's where this webpage comes in handy. It's here to help you get a handle on how things work at Montague County TX Jail so you can stay connected and support your loved one behind bars.

The Montague Co Jail is a detention center located at 111 Grand St Montague, TX which is operated locally by the Montague County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Montague County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, Montague Police Department, and the US Marshal's Service.

New detainees arrive at the jail regularly, with some being released on bail, placed under pretrial services caseloads, supervised by probation agencies, or released on recognizance with a court appearance agreement. Those who are not released await their court appearances at the jail, receiving accommodations including bedding and meals. You can see all the arrest records for Texas here.

The Montague County Detention Center is a 101-bed facility designed as an indirect supervision style correctional facility. The Montague County Detention Center has 22 employees consisting of a Jail Administrator who oversees the Jail and Transport Division. The Jail Division consists of 2 shifts with a Sergeant, Corporal, and Detention Officers whose duties include implementing Jail policy while maintaining a safe and secure environment for both inmates and staff.

INMATE PHONE CALLS

Securus is the phone carrier. Calls for this facility are over $12.00 per 15-minutes. Click here to check out a better option.

INMATE MAIL

When writing a letter to an inmate incarcerated in the Montague County Jail, no newspaper clippings, magazines, books, clothing, hygiene items or tobacco products will be given to any inmate thru the mail.

All letters may be mailed to:

  • Inmate's Name
  • P.O. Box 127
  • Montague, TX 76251

COMMISSARY

No commissary money will be accepted for any inmate through Dispatch. The only money accepted through Dispatch is inmate bond money.

Commissary money can be added to an inmate's account by mail, online, by phone, or in person via the machine in the jail lobby.

Cashier's Checks and Money Orders (NO CASH) can be mailed to: Inmate's Name, P.O. Box 127, Montague, TX 76251

Online or by phone: SmartDeposit.com - 1-866-394-0490

In Person:

  • 111 S Grand St.
  • Montague, TX 76251

Inmate Locator

To utilize the Inmate Search page on InmateAid, begin by selecting the relevant prison facility in Texas. This allows you to view the current list of inmates housed at Montague County TX Jail.

The second section features the InmateAid Inmate Search tool, providing a user-generated database of inmates. You can access this resource to utilize any of InmateAid's services. If you require assistance in creating an inmate profile to maintain communication, please contact us at aid@inmateaid.com, and we'll gladly help you locate your loved one.

As a last resort, you might have to pay for that information if we do not have it. The Arrest Record Search will cost you a small amount, but their data is the freshest available and for that reason, they charge to access it.

Visitation Information

Montague County Detention Center - Visitation

Visiting Hours

  • MALES LAST NAME A-M--MONDAYS FROM 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM AND 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

  • MALES LAST NAME N-Z--FRIDAYS FROM 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM AND 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

  • FEMALES--WEDNESDAYS FROM 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM AND 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Each inmate is allowed either 2 twenty minute visits or 1 forty minute visit per week. If there are several people waiting to visit an inmate, there will only be twenty-minute visits allowed for that day.

Dress code rules for visitations are as follows:

  • No shorts above mid-thigh
  • No skirts/dresses shorter than 1 inch above the knee
  • No low cut tops/shirts/blouses
  • No V-neck blouses

No purses, cameras, cell phones, knives, guns, tobacco or alcohol

All visitors who are 17 years of age or older must have a picture ID card and be on the inmate's visitation list or you will not be allowed to visit. Visitors who are younger than 17 do not have to be on an inmate's visitation list; however, they must be accompanied by an adult who is on the visitation list or they will not be allowed to visit.

If a person has been an inmate in the Montague County Jail, he/she is not allowed to visit with any inmate until after 45 days of being released from the Montague County Jail.

No items will be dropped off for any inmate unless authorized by the jail administrator prior to visitation.

If you have any questions regarding visitation rules, please call the Jail at 940-894-2871.

Ask The Inmate

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