Polk Street Jail is located at 1601 East Polk Street in Burnet, Texas 78611. The phone number at Polk Street Jail is (512) 715-8600. The inmate capacity is 587. The duties of the Burnet County Sheriff include running the jail. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) provides rules and guidelines for running all city and county jails in Texas.

Polk Street Jail is certified by the TCJS and operates as a less-than-72-hour hold facility for I.C.E. and U.S. Marshalls.      

Visitation Rules for Polk Street Jail in Burnet County

The following are a few of the visitation rules for Polk Street Jail:

• No visitor will be allowed for visits if they have been detained at the Polk Street Jail within the past six months, and there are no exceptions to this policy. A former inmate must wait six months from the date of their release before they can be added to an inmate’s visitation list.
• All adults must have a photo ID to be allowed for a visit.
• All members of the public are limited to one visit per week during inmate visits, which are Monday through Saturday.
• Sign-up for a visit must be at least 15 minutes before the scheduled time of the visit.
• If a person is scheduled for a visit and either shows up late or does not show up, that individual will not be allowed to visit at the jail for the remainder of the week, including Saturdays.

The purpose of this post is to provide information that may be of help to inmates and members of their family, particularly if civil rights have potentially been violated. There is no intent to imply wrongdoing on the part of any person or entity.

–Guest Contributor