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Halifax County Jail Information

Address

Halifax County Jail
510 9th Street
Lynchburg, VA 24504

Phone Number

Phone: (434) 847-3100

The Halifax County Jail is located at 510 9th Street in Lynchburg, VA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Halifax County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you info about anything related to the Halifax County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Halifax County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and more.

Introduction

This guide is meant to give information that you need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any tips or comments that would be beneficial to others is much appreciated.

Halifax County Jail Inmate Search

Do you know someone that is in jail and don’t know how to locate them? Do you know a friend or family member who’s been arrested and you don’t know how to find out where they are?

In order to see who is in jail at the Halifax County Jail you will have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Halifax County Jail Inmate Roster is a list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, including status, and times you can visit. You can also get info on anyone arrested and booked or released in the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can get the information fast if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Halifax County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your legal name, address, birthdate and contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

They will allow you to make a telephone call so you can call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process takes anywhere from 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster you post bail, the faster you will get released. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond or if a magistrate still needs to figure out the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a date of your release, you should plan to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Halifax County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide each visitor’s full name to the Halifax County Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be put into a Visiting log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor must provide proof of identification. Any visitors arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so you should call the facility at (434) 847-3100 before you try to visit an inmate.

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

Before you can visit an inmate at the Halifax County Jail you have to first be on their approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Halifax County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anybody on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Halifax County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Halifax 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

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Halifax County Jail, use this address:

Halifax County Jail
510 9th Street
Lynchburg, VA 24504

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Halifax County Jail
510 9th Street
Lynchburg, VA 24504

The Halifax County Jail mail policy changes frequently, so it would be best to double check the the Halifax County Jail website before you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Halifax 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 Halifax 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 are able to check the court records on the website or call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, 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 Halifax County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a case file that includes a docket sheet and all of the documents filed in your case. You can access your court records on their website, or at the Halifax County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of people’s criminal background. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to people in jail can change at any time, so be sure to double check the Halifax County Jail website when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Halifax 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 Halifax County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (434) 847-3100 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 inmateâ€™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 Halifax County Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. 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 an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have money in their trust 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 Halifax County Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are typically more costly than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: (434) 847-3100

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make from all 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 Halifax County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning 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 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. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t 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 or prison has set their calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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