Hart County Jail

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The Hart County Jail is located at 155 North Carolina Street in Hartwell, GA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Hart County Sheriff’s Department.

This site tells you information about anything related to the Hart County Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Hart County court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give info that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it, and please leave any comments or tips that might help other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Hart County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Hart County Jail Inmate List is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to get info on anybody arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate the information faster if you enter your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Hart County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Hart County Jail includes the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you will answer some basic questions, like your legal name, home address, birthdate and contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

They will allow you to make a telephone call so you can contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process can take anywhere from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will be released. Also, it might depend on if you’ve got a cash bond or if the judge must figure out how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the release date, expect to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Hart County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Hart County Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into a log of visitors for the inmate. Every visitor will have to provide identification. Visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies can change, so call the jail at (706) 376-3114 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Hart County Jail you have to first have your name on their visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Hart County Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 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 magazines to an inmate at the Hart County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Hart 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 Hart 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 Hart 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the Hart County court website or you can call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding 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 the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a case file that contains a court docket and any of the documents filed in your court case. You can access court records on their website, or at the Hart County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal history. These databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. Go to the Hart County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to Hart County Jail jail inmates are always changing, so we suggest that you check the Hart County Jail website before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Hart 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 Hart County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (706) 376-3114 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 Hart County Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy 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 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 Hart County Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are much more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Hart County Jail phone number is: (706) 376-3114

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 the prices. The profits off of all of the inmate phone calls 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 Hart County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 finding out how to lower 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 calling your inmate. In some cases, we won’t 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 facility 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 Hart County Jail, click the link below.

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