Edmonson County Jail

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The Edmonson County Jail is located at 110 Jackson Street in Brownsville, KY and is a medium security county jail operated by the Edmonson County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you info about everything related to the Edmonson County Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Edmonson County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and much much more.

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8. What is Inmate Commissary?
9. How to Send Money to an Inmate at Edmonson County Jail
10. How to Search Edmonson County Arrest Records

Introduction

This guide is designed to give you information and tips that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it, and also any comments or tips that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Edmonson County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Edmonson County Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of people who are in jail, which includes current status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get info for anybody who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to find their arrest information fast if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Edmonson County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Edmonson County Jail is made up of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you have to answer some basic questions, such as your legal name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you make a phone call so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. This process will take anywhere between 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will be freed. How quickly you get discharged can depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate needs to determine how much to set your bail at. For a minor offense, 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, plan to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Edmonson County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Edmonson County Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitors will be put into the log as an Authorized visit. Every visitor will be required to provide identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies change often, so it would be wise to call the jail at (270) 597-2157 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Edmonson County Jail you have to be on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Edmonson County Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 younger than 18 years old 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 Edmonson County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Edmonson 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 Edmonson 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 Edmonson 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 call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are in the public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and all of the filings and documents filed in your court case. You are able to access your court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal history. These databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You are able to go to the Edmonson County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes, which can include, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to Edmonson County Jail jail inmates can change at any time, so be sure to double check the Edmonson County Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Edmonson 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 Edmonson County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (270) 597-2157 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 Edmonson County Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Edmonson County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are typically more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

The Edmonson County Jail phone number is: (270) 597-2157

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits 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 Edmonson County Jail. The prices 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring out 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 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 prisons or jails where we will not 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 has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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