Grant County Jail

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The Grant County Jail is located at 105 Harrison Street in Hyannis, NE and is a medium security county jail operated by the Grant County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you info about anything you might want to know about the Grant County Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Grant County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you info that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, just ask it, and also any comments or feedback that could help other people in the same situation is welcome.

Grant County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Grant County Jail Inmate Locator has information about people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes status, and times you can visit. You can also find info for anybody arrested and booked or released within the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to get the information quicker if you enter their full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Grant County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Grant County Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First you must answer some questions, such as your full legal name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will let you make a telephone call in order to call 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 will be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged may take anywhere between 10 minutes to many hours. So, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will be released. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if the magistrate has to determine how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a discharge date, expect to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Grant County Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must provide information about each visitor to the Grant County Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will go into a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor is required to provide identification. Visitors showing up late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Grant County Jail change often, so it would be wise to call the jail at (308) 458-2396 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Grant County Jail you must be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Be 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 cellphones are allowed at Grant County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain 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 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 younger than 18 years old and is not a family member of 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Grant County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Grant 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 Grant 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 Grant 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 an outstanding warrant, you can access court records on the Grant County jail website or you can call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a case file containing a docket sheet and any of the documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These state databases are all linked so you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for crimes, which include, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates at the Grant County Jail could change, so you should visit the Grant County Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Grant 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 Grant County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (308) 458-2396 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 Grant County Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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 Grant County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are typically pricier than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or cut altogether.

Phone Number: (308) 458-2396

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the inmate phone calls 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 Grant 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 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 figuring out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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 calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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