Anderson County Jail

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The Anderson County Jail is located at 135 East 5th Avenue in Garnett, KS and is a medium security county jail operated by the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you information about anything a person needs to know about the Anderson County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Anderson County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Anderson County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and any tips or comments that could be a benefit to others would be appreciated.

Anderson County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Anderson County Jail Inmate List has information about people who are in jail, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find information on anybody arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to get the information quicker if you have their name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Anderson County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Anderson County Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you have to answer some questions, like your legal name, home address, birth date and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will allow you to make a phone call so you can call family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might get to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. The discharge process will take between 10 minutes to all day. So, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get discharged. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether you’ve been given a bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a discharge date, you should plan to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Anderson County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Anderson County Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be entered into the log as an authorized visitor. Each visitor has to provide proof of identification. Any visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Anderson County Jail frequently change, so call the jail at (785) 448-5428 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Anderson County Jail you have to be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones at Anderson County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not related to the inmate, this visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Anderson County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Anderson County Jail is always searched and inspected for contraband that might threaten the security, safety or well-being of the facility, its staff, and inmates. Inmates can only receive metered, unstamped, plain white postcards no larger than 4″ x 6″ as mail. The writing on the postcard has to be in pencil or blue or black ink. If it has a stamp on it, it will get returned. If you write in green ink, then it will get returned. If you send any other kind of mail will be returned to the sender. If there is no return address on it, then the unauthorized mail will be stored in the inmate’s locker until the inmate gets release.

Do not include any of these things in the mail that you send to an inmate: any kind of threat to jail order, any description of the manufacture of weapons, bombs, incendiary devices, or tools for escape; do not encourage or advocate any kind of violence, hate speech, or racial or ethnic supremacy. Inmates are not allowed to write to other inmates.

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Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Anderson County Jail. This includes sending money for to spend in the commissary, sending regular mail or photos, sending money for phone calls, and even postcards.

This page covers everthing you need to know about the Anderson County Jail to help you follow these procedures and guidelines. If you have questions, or there is something that you were looking for, but did not find, please contact us using the contact link in the site menu.

Public Records

Warrant Inquiry

If you think you have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants inquiry on the Anderson County court website or you are able to call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is in the public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a case file that contains a docket sheet and any of the filings and documents filed in the court case. You are able to access court records on their website, or at the Anderson County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal history. These online databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to the Anderson County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail at the Anderson County Jail are always changing, so double check the Anderson County Jail website before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Anderson County Jail

You will have your own ‘bank account’ while in jail. This money is used to purchase items from the Commissary. Family and friends can deposit money into this account for you, and any money you earn while in prison will also be deposited into your account. Outside money can be paid in to your account via a money order, cash or check. If someone sends a check or money order, make sure that they write your inmate ID on it. The maximum amount you are allowed in your account is $290 per month.

Guidelines For Sending Money To An Inmate

Before you send any money you should find out what online money transfer companies the jail your inmate is incarcerated in uses. The exact method that the Anderson County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (785) 448-5428 to get the current payment method.

You may be required to be on the inmate’s visitation list in order to send them money, and be aware that they may have a limit on how much you deposit at one time, like $200-300 at a time, or a limit on how much money may be in the inmate’s account at one time.

Some of the money transfer firms being used by various facilities include JPay, MoneyGram, AccessCorrections, OffenderConnect, Touchpayonline, JailATM, WU, smartdeposit, and tigercommissary.

If an inmate has fines or are required to pay restitution then they will be subject to garnishment of their commissary/trust account. If the inmate has a garnishment, then money to pay them will be taken from the inmate’s bank account. In some cases it may be a percentage or the entire amount of the obligation, but the actual percentage depends on the circumstances. We recommend that inmates talk to the counselor at their facility and try to find out. You can also try to make an arrangement so that only a percentage of your commissary funds are taken, instead of all your funds take at one time.

Commissary

The commissary is the Anderson County Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products such as soap, shampoo, and disposable razors for shaving. The commissary also sells other things like books and magazines, televisions and radios, playing cards, headphones, MP3 players, and electronic tablets. They also sell everything need to write home to family, friends, and loved ones: paper, envelopes, and stamps. If an inmate is indigent and cannot afford paper and stamps, the jail will provide these things to an inmate who has not had any money in their commissary account for at least 30 days.

Phone Calls & Phone Usage Policy

All phone calls from the Anderson County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are usually more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: (785) 448-5428

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all of the phone calls that inmates make are shared with the facility, so there is no incentive for the jail or the counselors at the facility to show inmates or their family how to save money on inmate phone calls at the Anderson County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors will determine the cost of an inmate phone call: Where you are located; Where your inmate is located, What type of phone number you have.

For example, if your inmate is in federal prison, if you get a new local number then this will decrease your inmate’s phone call rate from $.21 per minute to only $.06 per minute.

For the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Anderson County Jail, click the link below.

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