Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q. How do I find out if someone is currently detained at Hunt County Jail?
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Hunt County Jail maintains an online inmate list where one can find the list of detainees. The list is updated usually fairly frequently. To check the inmate roster please visit Hunt County Jail Sheriff Department website. If that doesn't work, another good way to find someone is to call the Greenville police department at 903-453-6851 and find out about the inmate directly.
Q. What if you are not able to find the inmate in Hunt County Jail?
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It means the inmate is transferred to nearby county jail or state prison facility or is released from jail. Check Texas inmate search page for more details on how to search for an inmate in Texas.
Q. What are the visitation rules of Hunt County Jail?
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Any individual with valid government ID and who isn’t on felony probation is allowed to visit an inmate. Children below 18 years, must be accompanied by a legal guardian.
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For more information one can call 903-453-6851.
Hunt County Jail Visitation Hours
Sunday |
7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
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Monday |
7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
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Tuesday |
7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
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Wednesday |
7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
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Thursday |
7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
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Friday |
7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
Saturday |
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
Map & Directions for Hunt County Jail
More Information
Hunt County Jail serves as a county level correctional facility in Greenville, Texas. It is part of the state of Texas penal system. Since it is a county jail, it is responsible for incarcerating individuals who have committed crimes in its local jurisdiction. Similar to all other county jails in the state, it is a facility of moderate size compared to state prisons. It also has a number of people who run the jail such as an administration team, guards and the local county sheriff’s department. During the past several years, Hunt County Jail has helped the city of Greenville and the state of Texas house inmates at a convenient location.
Three decades ago Hunt County Jail was built to serve as yet another correctional facility in Texas. It was intended to be a facility that would focus on housing inmates in Greenville and Hunt County. Over the course of its history, Hunt County Jail has provided the local community with government jobs and a dependable establishment for incarcerating convicts. Many people have worked at the facility for many years who have helped serve the local community. During the past several years, Hunt County Jail has become a more modern correctional institution. It has some of the most advanced technology and equipment to maintain a safe and secure correctional facility for the city of Greenville and Hunt County.
Hunt County Jail is a minimum security correctional facility. This means that it has a small staff of guards and a small amount of inmates compared to state prisons. Since the inmates of the jail are serving sentences for minor crimes, they are not a major threat to the safety of the jail and the rest of the community. This jail operates by having both the sheriff’s department and the administration team overseeing all the jail’s activities. Both the sheriff’s department and the administration actively process the entrance and release of the inmates. Hunt County Jail also has a team of guards who are responsible for monitoring the inmates and activities that take place at the jail. As is the case with all other correctional facilities, the inmates are situated in jail cells but are able to bathe, eat meals and communicate with their families and friends.
As a correctional facility at the county level, Hunt County jail is a medium sized building. Compared to state prisons, it is smaller in building size, staff members and amount of inmates. The building itself is a 40,000 square foot facility that is located in Greenville on a 60,000 square foot lot. Its structure is like many other county jails where it has concrete walls in both the interior and exterior of the building and glass windows. There are also tile floors inside the building and jail cells with steel bars on both sides of the hallways.
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