Mesquite Detention Center - Information for Family and Friends of Inmates in Nevada
Anyone arrested for a misdemeanor crime in Mesquite, Nevada, will be booked at the Mesquite NV Jail, a small detention center of just twenty beds. As described below, processing times and bail procedures in the Mesquite Jail are relatively quick since it's such a small facility.
The majority of people held at the Mesquite Detention Center have been charged with or sentenced for such Nevada misdemeanor crimes as DUI, shoplifting, and domestic violence. If you're arrested for a gross misdemeanor or felony in Mesquite, you'll be transported to the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada instead.
The Mesquite Detention Center can be reached at (702) 346-6925, and is located in the same building as the Mesquite Police Station and Mesquite Municipal Court, at 500 Hillside Dr., Mesquite, NV 89027:
This article provides general information about the Mesquite Detention Center, including:
- Bailing out persons in custody at the Mesquite Jail
- Locating a person in custody at the Mesquite Jail
- Phoning a person in custody at the Mesquite Jail
- Visiting a person in custody at the Mesquite Jail
- Mailing a person in custody at the Mesquite Jail
- Transferring funds to persons in custody at the Mesquite Jail
- Shopping privileges for persons in custody at the Mesquite Jail
- Releasing property from persons in custody at the Mesquite Jail
- Medical and other personal needs for persons in custody at the Mesquite Jail
If you are in need of criminal defense legal representation here in Mesquite, Nevada, contact our Mesquite Nevada Criminal Defense Lawyers at 702-DEFENSE (702-333-3673) to schedule a consultation free of charge.
How to bail out a person in custody at the Mesquite Jail in Nevada
Persons in custody at the Mesquite Jail in Nevada may be bailed out twenty-four hours a day either in person or through bail bondsmen. Cash is preferred, but money orders are accepted as long as it's the exact, full amount and it's made out to the proper Mesquite Court.
You can bring the bail money to the Mesquite Police Department at 500 Hillside Drive. If it's during business hours, go to the bail window. After business hours, use the black phone in the lobby to call an administrator.
Locating a person in custody at the Mesquite Jail in Nevada
To determine whether someone you know is currently in custody at the Mesquite Jail in Nevada, you may call the jail at (702) 346-6925 twenty-four hours a day. At this time, the Mesquite Jail does not make inmate information available online.
Phoning a person in custody at the Mesquite Jail in Nevada
Persons in custody at the Mesquite NV Jail have access to phones during the day where they may make collect calls to landlines. The Mesquite NV Jail sells prepaid calling cards, which inmates may use to make calls to cell phones.
As with most jails, outside persons may not call a person in custody at the Mesquite Detention Center.
Visiting a person in custody at the Mesquite Jail in Nevada
Persons in custody at the Mesquite Detention Center may receive visitors twice a week for thirty minutes each. So, for example, if three different people come to see the same inmate on the same day, each visitor would get only ten minutes of visitation.
Mesquite Jail visiting hours for male inmates are on Thursdays and Sundays, between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Visiting hours for female inmates at the Mesquite Jail are on Mondays and Wednesdays, also between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Visits are conducted through glass windows and with a telephone.
In order to visit a person in custody at the Mesquite Jail, you don't have to call ahead of time to make an appointment. But you should show up a half hour early so that administrators will have enough time to check your photo I.D. and run a warrant check.
You may be denied visitation if you've been incarcerated at the Mesquite Jail in the last six months, if you're on any kind of probation, if you're drunk or high, or if you're dressed in clothes that are too revealing. All visitors to the Mesquite Jail in Nevada must be at least eighteen (18), or else supervised by a guardian twenty-one (21) years or older.
Lawyers who wish to meet with their clients incarcerated in the Mesquite Jail should call the jail in advance at (702) 346-6925 to schedule a visit. Lawyers must bring their photo I.D. and inform the jail if they're bringing other visitors with them.
Sending mail to a person in custody at the Mesquite Jail in Nevada
Anyone may send letters to persons in custody at the Mesquite Detention Center. The address you should use is:
INMATE NAME
c/o Mesquite Police Department
500 Hillside Drive
Mesquite, NV 89027
All mail is searched by jail officials prior to delivery. You may not send packages or unused stamps. Inmates may have only four photographs (no Polaroids) at a time in their possession, so any photographs you send may be confiscated if the limit has been exceeded.
Persons in custody at the Mesquite jail in Nevada may receive books and magazines only if they're mailed directly from the publisher.
Transferring funds to a person in custody at the Mesquite Jail in Nevada
Anyone may put money on an inmate's books at the Mesquite Jail either in person or by mail. The Mesquite NV Detention Center accepts cash, money orders and cashier checks, but only in denominations of twenty dollars or less.
To transfer funds in person, go to the Mesquite Police Department at 500 Hillside Drive, Mesquite, NV 89027. Someone will always be there to receive the money and give you a receipt.
To transfer funds by mail, send the money to the inmate at the following address, and it will be placed on the inmate's books within a day:
Mesquite Police Department
500 Hillside Drive
Mesquite, NV 89027
Shopping privileges at the Mesquite Jail in Nevada
Persons in custody at the Mesquite Detention Center may fill out forms to buy items from the jail commissary (which is similar to a general store) on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Their purchases are generally delivered by the next day.
The Mesquite Jail commissary mostly sells stationary, toiletries, snack foods and prepaid calling cards. Mesquite Jail inmates also have access to a library.
How to bail out a person in custody at the Mesquite Jail in Nevada
Persons in custody at the Mesquite Jail in Nevada may be bailed out twenty-four hours a day either in person or through bail bondsmen. Cash is preferred, but money orders are accepted as long as it's the exact, full amount and it's made out to the proper Mesquite Court.
You can bring the bail money to the Mesquite Police Department at 500 Hillside Drive. If it's during business hours, go to the bail window. After business hours, use the black phone in the lobby to call an administrator.
How to release property and vehicles belonging to persons in custody at the Mesquite Jail in Nevada.
In order for an inmate's property or vehicle to be released from the Mesquite Detention Center, the inmate must sign a property release form. The inmate can request this form, or an outside person can call the jail at (702) 346-6925 and request that the inmate be given a property release form to sign.
A person in custody's property is usually released between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Medical and personal needs at the Mesquite Jail in Nevada
All persons in custody at the Mesquite Detention Center are provided green uniforms to wear during their stay. If a person in custody at the Mesquite Detention Center is in need of medical care, the jail administrators will promptly make an appointment with a physician. (Because of the facility's small size, no medical personnel is on staff.)
To schedule a free consultation with our Mesquite Criminal Defense Lawyers, contact us at 702-DEFENSE (702-333-3673)
