Cherokee County Jail

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The Cherokee County Jail is located at 213 West Delaware Street in Tahlequah, OK and is a medium security county jail operated by the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you info about anything a person needs to know about the Cherokee County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and any tips or comments that would help other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Cherokee County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Cherokee County Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, including status, and times you can visit. You can also find the same information on anybody arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information fast if you enter the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Cherokee County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Cherokee County Jail takes you through each of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

You will have to answer a bunch of questions, like what is your legal name, street address, birthdate and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will let you use the phone in order to call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged may take anywhere from 10 minutes to many hours. In other words the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get released. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a magistrate has to figure out how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the date of your release, expect to get released that morning.

Cherokee County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list each visitor’s name to the Cherokee County Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be put in a log of visitors as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Cherokee County Jail frequently change, so you should call the official Cherokee County Jail at (918) 456-3312 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Cherokee County Jail you have to first be added to their 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 Cherokee County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 and is not a family member of the inmate, this 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 Cherokee County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Cherokee 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 Cherokee 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 Cherokee 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 are able to check the court records on the website or you are able to call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Cherokee County jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a case file that contains a court docket and any documents filed in the case. You can access the court records on the website, or at the Cherokee County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of people’s criminal background. These databases are connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You are able to go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, 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 procedure to send money to Cherokee County Jail inmates could change, so be sure to double check the Cherokee County Jail website before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Cherokee 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 Cherokee County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (918) 456-3312 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 Cherokee County Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products including 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 Cherokee County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are a lot more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to when and 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 break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Cherokee County Jail phone number is: (918) 456-3312

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits from all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Cherokee County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things will determine how much an inmate phone call will cost: 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 finding out 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 significantly 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 Cherokee County Jail, click the link below.

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