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Cherokee County Jail Information

Address

Cherokee County Jail
272 Underwood Street
Rusk, TX 75785

Phone Number

Phone: (903) 683-6365

The Cherokee County Jail is located at 272 Underwood Street in Rusk, TX and is a medium security county jail operated by the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you information about everything a person needs to know about the Cherokee County Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and much, much more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give information and tips that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a specific question, just ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or tips that would help others will be welcome.

Cherokee County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member, loved one, or friend that is in jail and don’t know how to contact them? Do you know a family member or friend that has been arrested and you need to find out where they are?

To find out who’s in jail at the Cherokee County Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Cherokee County Jail Inmate Search has information about individuals who have been arrested, which includes current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to get the same information about anyone processed or released in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to get their arrest information quicker if you’ve got the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Cherokee County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Cherokee County Jail includes the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first step is that you will have to answer a bunch of questions, like what is your full legal name, your address, birthdate and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you make a phone call to get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail will take from 15 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get let go. It also can depend on if you’ve got a bond amount or if the magistrate needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the discharge date, expect to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Cherokee County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide each visitor’s full name to the Cherokee County Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be put into the visitation log as an authorized visitor. All visitors will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Cherokee County Jail frequently change, so it would be wise to call the facility at (903) 683-6365 before you go.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Cherokee County Jail you must first be added to their approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Cherokee County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Persons on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not approved.

If a 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, 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.

Mailing Address

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Cherokee County Jail, use this address:

Cherokee County Jail
272 Underwood Street
Rusk, TX 75785

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Cherokee County Jail
272 Underwood Street
Rusk, TX 75785

The inmate mail policy at the Cherokee County Jail changes frequently, so you should double check the site when you send a letter to an inmate.

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 believe you have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the website or you are able to call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Cherokee County jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal background. These state databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. Go to courthouse and check in person, or check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for the following crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail are always changing, so double check the Cherokee County Jail site before you send money 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 (903) 683-6365 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 inmateâ€™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. You can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Cherokee County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are generally more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges might get cut back or forbidden.

Phone Number: (903) 683-6365

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits 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 Cherokee County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their calling prices so high 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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