Harney County Corrections

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The Harney County Corrections is located at 485 N Court Avenue Burns in Burns, OR and is a medium security county jail operated by the Harney County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything one might want to know about the Harney County Corrections, like how to find an inmate at the Harney County Corrections, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information and advice that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have a specific question, just ask it in the comment section below, and any feedback or comments that might be beneficial to others would be appreciated.

Harney County Corrections Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Harney County Corrections Inmate Roster is an online list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get info about anybody booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find the information faster if you’ve got their full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Harney County Corrections Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Harney County Corrections is made up of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First you have to answer a number of questions, like your legal name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone so you can talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process may take anywhere from 10 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the quicker you post bail, the faster you will get discharged from jail. Also, it can depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond or if a judge still needs to decide on how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a date of your release, you should expect to be released that morning.

Harney County Corrections Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give each visitor’s full name to the Harney County Corrections in advance. Your visitor’s names will be entered into the visitors log as an approved visitor. Each visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Harney County Corrections are always changing, so make sure that you call the official Harney County Corrections at (541) 573-6256 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Harney County Corrections you have to first have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones are allowed at Harney County Corrections, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not 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, 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 Harney County Corrections. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Harney County Corrections 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 Harney County Corrections. 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 Harney County Corrections 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can check court records on the Harney County court website or call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Harney County jail, by phone, go there in person, or look online. An arrest is in the public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and any documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

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

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for these crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail at the Harney County Corrections are always changing, so be sure to check the Harney County Corrections site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Harney County Corrections

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 Harney County Corrections uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (541) 573-6256 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 Harney County Corrections store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely 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 products that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

All phone calls from the Harney County Corrections are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are typically more costly than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules, phone calls might get cut back or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: (541) 573-6256

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits 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 Harney County Corrections. 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 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 decrease 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 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 any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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