Cocke County Jail

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The Cocke County Jail is located at 358 East Main Street in Newport, TN and is a medium security county jail operated by the Cocke County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you information about everything you might need to know about the Cocke County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Cocke County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give information and advice that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have a specific question, just ask it, and also any comments or tips that would be a benefit to others is welcome.

Cocke County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Cocke County Jail Inmate Locator has information about individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and visiting schedule. You can find info on anybody arrested and booked or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information quicker if you enter their name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Cocke County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Cocke County Jail takes you through these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

First, you must answer some simple questions, such as what is your full name, address, birthdate and contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will get to use the phone so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged takes anywhere between 10 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will get released. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if a magistrate must determine the bail amount. For minor charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a date of your release, expect to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Cocke County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give each visitor’s full name to the Cocke County Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will be put into the visitors log for the inmate. Each and every visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the official Cocke County Jail at (423) 623-9043 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Cocke County Jail you must first have your name on their visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Cocke County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they will have to 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 old and is not related to 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 Cocke County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Cocke 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 Cocke 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 Cocke 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, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the Cocke County jail website or call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. You should be clear that if there is a 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, on the phone, go there in person, or look online. Arrest records are public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of a person’s criminal past. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. Go to the Cocke County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for crimes, which include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Cocke County Jail jail inmates can change at any time, so you should check the Cocke County Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Cocke 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 Cocke County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (423) 623-9043 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 Cocke County Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Cocke County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are much more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: (423) 623-9043

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all 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 Cocke County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 lower your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances 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 or prison has set their calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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