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Address
800 South Main
Anaconda, MT 59711
Phone Number
Phone: (406) 563-5241
The Deer Lodge County Jail is located at 800 South Main in Anaconda, MT and is a medium security county jail operated by the Deer Lodge County Sheriff’s Department.
This guide tells you information about everything related to the Deer Lodge County Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Deer Lodge County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much much more.Top 10 Searches for Deer Lodge County Jail
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Introduction
The goal of this guide is to offer info you need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask them, and also any tips or comments that might be a benefit to others is much appreciated.
Deer Lodge County Jail Inmate Search
Do you know someone that is incarcerated and need to find out where they are? Do you know somebody that’s been arrested and you need to find out where they are?
In order to look up who’s in jail at the Deer Lodge County Jail you will have to use the search form.
Who’s In Jail
The Deer Lodge County Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also get info about anyone booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find the information quicker if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.
Deer Lodge County Jail Policies and Procedures
Intake Procedures
The intake procedure at the Deer Lodge County Jail takes you through these steps:
You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.
You must answer some questions, like what is your full legal name, home address, birthdate and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released.
You will be allowed to use the phone to talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.
If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, if not you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.
Discharge Procedures
Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. This process can take anywhere between 30 minutes to all day long. In other words the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get discharged. How quickly you get discharged will depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the judge needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For lesser charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the date of your release, you should expect to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.
Deer Lodge County Jail Visitation
To have visitors, you have to give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Deer Lodge County Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will go in a log of approved visitors as an authorized visitor. All visitors is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.
Jail visitation policies are always changing, so it would be wise to call the facility at (406) 563-5241 before you try to go to visitation.
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 Deer Lodge County Jail you have to first be on the inmate’s approved visitation list.
Be sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.
No mobile phones are allowed at Deer Lodge County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.
If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 magazines to an inmate at the Deer Lodge County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Deer Lodge 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
Use this address when sending a letter to someone incarcerated at Deer Lodge County Jail:
Deer Lodge County Jail
800 South Main
Anaconda, MT 59711
Here is how you should address the letter:
[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Deer Lodge County Jail
800 South Main
Anaconda, MT 59711
The inmate mail policy at the Deer Lodge County Jail can change, so be sure to visit the official website when you send a letter.
Sending Other Things to an Inmate
There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Deer Lodge 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 Deer Lodge 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 check arrest warrants inquiry 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. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.
Arrest Record Search
If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. Arrest records are public record and the information is available to anyone.
Court Records
Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and all filings and documents filed in your court case. You are able to access court records via the internet, or at the Deer Lodge County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.
Criminal Records
Every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal history. These databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. You are able to go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.
A criminal records search you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for crimes, which include, drug offenses such as 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 someone in jail are always changing, so review the Deer Lodge County Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.
How To Send Money to an Inmate at Deer Lodge 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 Deer Lodge County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (406) 563-5241 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 Deer Lodge County Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. 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 purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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
The only phone calls that Deer Lodge County Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are typically more expensive than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but you should 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 could be reduced or eliminated completely.
Phone Number: (406) 563-5241
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 they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all 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 Deer Lodge 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 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 is an expert in keeping up 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, 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 in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.
For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Deer Lodge County Jail, click the link below.
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