Elko County Jail

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The Elko County Jail is located at 775 West Silver Street in Elko, NV and is a medium security county jail operated by the Elko County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything you might want to know about the Elko County Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you info that you need to make getting locked up easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and any feedback or comments that could be a benefit to others would be much appreciated.

Elko County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Elko County Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, including current status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find info for anybody processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Elko County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Elko County Jail is made up of each of these steps:

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

First you will have to answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your full legal name, home address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to 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 might be allowed to wear your street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process will take anywhere from 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. It also will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a magistrate needs to determine the bail amount. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the date of your release, you should plan to get released in the morning.

Elko County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide each visitor’s full name to the Elko County Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be put in a log of visitors for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures can change, so we suggest that you call the jail at (775) 753-9845 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Elko County Jail you have to first be on the inmate’s visitation list.

Be sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

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

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they must 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Elko County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Elko 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 Elko 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 Elko 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 find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry online or you are able to call the court. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a case file that contains a court docket and all of the documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal history. These online databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to the Elko County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates change frequently, so we suggest that you check the Elko County Jail website when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Elko 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 Elko County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (775) 753-9845 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 Elko County Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably need to use the commissary on a daily basis, 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 sufficient funds 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 Elko County Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are a lot more expensive than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep 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 may be limited or totally denied.

Phone Number: (775) 753-9845

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all of the 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 Elko County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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