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DETENTION & JAIL INFORMATION Costilla County Sheriff's Office is also known as Costilla County Jail. A County Jail is the initial intake facility for adult persons whom have committed a crime or have recently been arrested by a Law Enforcement Officer whom has probable cause and/or evidence that said person(s) have committed a crime within the County of Costilla. A County Jail is also for persons who have already been convicted of a crime to serve their Court ordered sentences. Our Jail can detain an inmate convicted and sentenced of a crime for a period of up to two years. If a Court/Judge sentences an inmate to serve time for a sentence longer than two years, the inmate will immediately (or as quickly as reasonably prudent) be transferred to a State or Federally operated correctional institution, sometimes referred to as prison. In the event that a juvenile, a person under the age of eighteen (18) is taken into custody, they can be detained at Costilla County Sheriff's Office for a period not to exceed six (6) hours before being released or transferred to a juvenile detention facility. Our Jail is maintained and operated ultimately under the care and control of Sheriff Gilbert Martinez. Jail Administrator Elizabeth "Betty" Medina and Detention Sergeant Peter DeHerrera are in the immediate charge, under the Sheriff's authority, to maintain, provide and care for the needs of any inmate who is arrested and/or serving their sentence at our facility. Should you have concerns or questions regarding persons who are in the custody of Costilla County Sheriff's Office & Jail, please address your concerns to Administrator Medina and/or Detention Sergeant DeHerrera. You may contact them using the means listed on our Contact Page. Inmates who are detained and/or arrested are allowed to make a minimum of two telephone calls prior to being placed in the general population areas of our facility. If a busy signal or no answer is reached upon their initial call(s), they may be allowed to make other calls, non-collect, at a later time. Once detained and placed in general population, inmates have the ability to make an unlimited amount of collect calls to any telephone number. Calling cards will not work or function correctly from the general population telephones. INMATE VISITATIONS Each inmate incarcerated within Costilla County Sheriff's Office & Jail is allowed two (2) visits on every Sunday from the hours of 1:00PM (13:00) to 3:45PM (15:45) for a total length of fifteen (15) minutes each. Each visitor will be required to provide a State or Federally issued photo identification, such as a Driver's License, State issued Identification Card or a United States Passport. At the discretion of the Detention Officer, a secondary form of Identification may be required. Each visitor will have only a total of two (2) visits with different inmates during the above mentioned scheduled hours. Under certain circumstances, inmate visitations may occur outside of the normally scheduled time, however this will need to be arranged and approved through Administrator Medina and/or Detention Sergeant DeHerrera with twenty-four (24) hours notice in advance, excluding weekends and holidays, to the time of the requested visit. Typically these visitation exceptions are for exigent and/or emergency reasons only such as the serious illness, birth or death of an immediate family member. Legal representatives (attorneys/legal council/etc) are allowed to visit inmates outside of normally scheduled visitation hours with advanced notice given to Costilla County Sheriff's Office personnel. Religious, Spiritual, Educational and/or Rehabilitation visits may also be allowed outside normally scheduled visiting hours with advanced notice. All visitors should be above the age of eighteen (18) and will be expected to be dressed in non-provocative clothing and attire. Visitors will be checked through the Colorado and Nationwide Crime Information Computer database to verify that they do not have any outstanding warrants and/or Protection Orders preventing them from being in contact with the inmate they wish to visit. Visitors must conduct themselves in a professional manner while in contact with the inmate(s) and all Costilla County Sheriff's Office employees, including Detention staff, Deputy Sheriff's, civilian personnel and Administration. Inappropriate language, conduct, attire or contraband performed by, in control of, or introduced to Costilla County Sheriff's Office could result in criminal charges being filed against any visitor(s) who violate these terms. We thank you for your understanding and cooperation regarding this matter. ALLOWED ITEMS WHICH INMATES MAY POSSESS If an item is not listed below, please contact us prior to bringing any item(s) to Costilla County Sheriff's Office for approval. All items brought into Costilla County Sheriff's Office are subject to search, including closed/sealed items. At this time, without prior approval, no food or beverage items are allowed to inmates from outside visitors. Commissary items, such as candy, snack-food, soda and other non-alcoholic beverages are provided to all inmates by Costilla County Sheriff's Office upon payment from inmate for said items. Inmates in the custody of Costilla County Sheriff's Office are allowed the following: * Postage Stamps * Envelopes (Letter/Number 10 Size) * One (1) notebook (Non-wire bound) * One (1) set of colored pencils * Six (6) under garments including boxers, briefs, brassieres (No wire), etc. * Six (6) undershirts including T-shirts, muscle shirts, tank-tops (Plain and without graphics/text) * Six (6) pairs of socks * Unopened & sealed over the counter medication (Aspirin/Ibuprofen/Allergy Medication/etc) * Money for commissary All money provided to an inmate from a visitor must be cash only. Costilla County Sheriff's Office will not accept any checks or money orders for inmate commissary. Visitors providing money to an inmate will receive a receipt for the amount provided. Inmates who receive over the counter medication will be given no more than the maximum amount specified by the medication directions, unless otherwise stated by a written Doctor's orders. If an inmate requires special medication(s) including those prescribed by a Medical and/or Psychiatric Doctor, please contact us as soon as possible in the event that the inmate refuses to disclose his or her medical history and/or medication requirements. Inmates are provided certain items by Costilla County Sheriff's Office upon their initial arrival into our facility and during their stay which includes soap, shampoo, razors, combs, toothpaste, toothbrush, deodorant and feminine hygiene products. If an inmate requests or requires specialty, non-medical products, please contact us to make arrangements and/or receive approval for these products prior to bringing them into our facility. Examples of specialty items may include denture care products, contact lense care products, over the counter sleeping medicines, etc. If an inmate has personal property in their possession and/or control upon arrival and detention at our facility, they may allow at any time, in writing, the release of said property to a family member and/or friend. Examples of these items may include keys, wallets, purses, checkbooks, money, jewelry, etc. Items transferred from an inmate to a family member and/or friend will need to be signed for by both the inmate and the receiving party prior to their release. Again, we thank you for your understanding and cooperation regarding this matter. |
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