Deschutes County Jail

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The Deschutes County Jail is located at 63333 Highway 20 in West Bend, OR and is a medium security county jail operated by the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you info about anything a person needs to know about the Deschutes County Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Deschutes County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give information that you’ll need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have a question, feel free to ask them, and please leave any comments or feedback that could help others would be welcome.

Deschutes County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Deschutes County Jail Inmate Search has information about people who are in jail, which includes status, and visiting schedule. You can get info about anyone arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You can get their arrest information quicker if you have the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Deschutes County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Deschutes County Jail includes 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 have to answer some simple questions, like what is your full legal name, street address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will get to make a telephone call to call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process can take anywhere between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the quicker you post bail, the faster you will get let go. It also depends on if you’ve got a cash bond or if the judge must decide on the bail amount. For a minor offense, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and know the discharge date, plan to get discharged in the morning.

Deschutes County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give each visitor’s name to the Deschutes County Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will go in a log of visitors as an approved visitor. Every visitor will be required to provide proof of identification. Visitors arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

The Deschutes County Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so call the jail at (541) 388-6661 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Deschutes County Jail you have to be added to their approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones at Deschutes County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 and is not related to 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 magazines to an inmate at the Deschutes County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Deschutes 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 Deschutes 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 Deschutes 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants inquiry on the Deschutes County court website or you can call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a case file containing a docket and any of the filings and documents filed in the court case. You are able to access court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal background. These databases are all linked and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to the Deschutes County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for these crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates at the Deschutes County Jail are always changing, so we suggest that you review the Deschutes County Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Deschutes 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 Deschutes County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (541) 388-6661 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 Deschutes County Jail store. You can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products like 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 Deschutes County Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are generally pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone calls could be reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Deschutes County Jail phone number is: (541) 388-6661

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all of the 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 Deschutes 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 learning how to lower 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on inmate phone calls. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their phone rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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