Blackford County Jail

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The Blackford County Jail is located at 64 North County Road 500 East in Hartford City, IN and is a medium security county jail operated by the Blackford County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you information about anything related to the Blackford County Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Blackford County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Blackford County court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information and advice that you’ll need to make the process a lot easier. If you have a question, just ask it, and please leave any tips or comments that could be a benefit to others will be appreciated.

Blackford County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Blackford County Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of individuals currently in custody, including current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get information on anybody arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information faster if you have their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Blackford County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Blackford County Jail is made up of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First you must answer a bunch of questions, like what is your full legal name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will allow you to use the phone in order to call family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you wear your street clothes, if not you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take anywhere from 15 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the faster you will get released. How quickly you get discharged depends on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if the judge needs to determine how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the date of your release, you should plan to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Blackford County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide each visitor’s full name to the Blackford County Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into the visitation log as an approved visitor. Each visitor will have to provide proof of identification. Anyone arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures can change, so call the official Blackford County Jail at (765) 348-0930 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Blackford County Jail you have to be on their visitation list.

Be sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at Blackford County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not normally approved.

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

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Blackford County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Blackford 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 Blackford 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 Blackford 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant, you can access arrest warrants on the Blackford County jail website or you can call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. Bear in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Blackford County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. Arrest records are in the public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a court case file that includes a court docket and any of the filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of a person’s criminal background. These state databases are linked together and you can track criminal histories from any other state. You can go to the Blackford County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any of the following crimes, drug crimes, 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 money to inmates are always changing, so we suggest that you visit the Blackford County Jail site before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Blackford 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 Blackford County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (765) 348-0930 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 Blackford County Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products like 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

The only phone calls that Blackford County Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are typically more costly than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone calls could be reduced or cut altogether.

The Blackford County Jail phone number is: (765) 348-0930

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 inmate phone calls are split 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 Blackford County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to lower your inmates phone charges can be 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 inmate phone calls. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their phone rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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