Crittenden County Jail

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The Crittenden County Jail is located at 208 West Carlisle Street in Marion, KY and is a medium security county jail operated by the Crittenden County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you all the information about anything you might need to know about the Crittenden County Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Crittenden County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Crittenden County court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the info that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any feedback or comments that would help others would be appreciated.

Crittenden County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Crittenden County Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and times you can visit. You can also find the same information for anybody arrested and booked or released in the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to locate their arrest information more quickly if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Crittenden County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Crittenden County Jail takes you through each of these steps:

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

First you will have to answer some questions, such as what is your legal name, your address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

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

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged takes from 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a magistrate must figure out the amount of bail to be set. For minor charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and have a date of your release, plan to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Crittenden County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list information about each visitor to the Crittenden County Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will be entered in the log for the inmate. Each and every visitor will be required to provide proof of identification. Anyone arriving late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so it would be wise to call the official Crittenden County Jail at (270) 965-3185 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Crittenden County Jail you have to first have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Crittenden County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 of age 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 Crittenden County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Crittenden 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 Crittenden 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 Crittenden 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can access court records on the Crittenden County jail 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 ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Crittenden County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or find out 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 containing a docket sheet and all of the filings and documents filed in the court case. You are able to access court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of a person’s criminal history. These state databases are connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for crimes, which include, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Crittenden County Jail inmates is likely to change, so you should visit the Crittenden County Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Crittenden 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 Crittenden County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (270) 965-3185 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 Crittenden County Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Crittenden County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are a lot more expensive than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or cut altogether.

Phone Number: (270) 965-3185

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits 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 Crittenden County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 state prisons and local jails finding out how to lower 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. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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