Daviess County Jail

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The Daviess County Jail is located at 102 North Main Street in Gallatin, MO and is a medium security county jail operated by the Daviess County Sheriff’s Department.

This site tells you information about everything a person needs to know about the Daviess County Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Daviess County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information and records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information and advice you need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have questions, just ask it, and also any comments or tips that could help others would be appreciated.

Daviess County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Daviess County Jail Inmate Search has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get the same information on anybody processed or released within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate their inmate information quicker if you’ve got the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Daviess County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Daviess County Jail includes the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first step is that you will answer some questions, such as your full name, street address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

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

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take between 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond or if a judge must determine how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and know the date of your release, you should expect to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Daviess County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give each visitor’s name to the Daviess County Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will go in a Visiting log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Daviess County Jail frequently change, so call the facility at (660) 663-2031 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Daviess County Jail you must first be on their visitation list.

Be 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 Daviess County Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anyone on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not normally approved.

If a 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Daviess County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Daviess 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 Daviess 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 Daviess 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants on the website or call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is in the public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file that includes a docket and all of the documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access court records on the internet, or at the Daviess County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of people’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail at the Daviess County Jail might change, so visit the Daviess County Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Daviess 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 Daviess County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (660) 663-2031 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 Daviess County Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to use 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 the inmate can buy if they have money in their account. These items 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Daviess County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are much pricier than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

The Daviess County Jail phone number is: (660) 663-2031

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, 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 Daviess County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 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 calling your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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