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Indian River County Jail Information

Address

Indian River County Jail
4055 41st Avenue
Vero Beach, FL 32960

Phone Number

Phone: (772) 978-6305

The Indian River County Jail is located at 4055 41st Avenue in Vero Beach, FL and is a medium security county jail operated by the Indian River County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you all the information about everything related to the Indian River County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Indian River County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and much much more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you information and advice that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and also any comments or feedback that might help others will be much appreciated.

Indian River County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member that is locked up and need to find them? Do you know a friend or family member that has been arrested and you need to locate them?

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

Inmate Search

First Name

Last Name

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Who’s In Jail

The Indian River County Jail Inmate Search is a roster of people who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get info on anybody who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information quicker if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Indian River County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Indian River County Jail includes the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First, you have to answer a number of questions, like your full name, home address, birth date and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will let you use the telephone to contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process will take anywhere between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster you can post bail, the faster you can get out of jail. Also, it will depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a judge must determine the bail amount. For lesser charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a release date, you should plan to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Indian River County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give information about each visitor to the Indian River County Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will be entered in a Visiting log for the inmate. Every visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies change often, so call the jail at (772) 978-6305 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 Indian River County Jail you must be added to their visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Indian River County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must obtain 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 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 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 Indian River County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Indian River 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

The mailing address for the Indian River County Jail is:

Indian River County Jail
4055 41st Avenue
Vero Beach, FL 32960

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Indian River County Jail
4055 41st Avenue
Vero Beach, FL 32960

The inmate mail policy at the Indian River County Jail changes often, so be sure to visit the official Indian River County Jail site when you send a letter.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Indian River 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 Indian River 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 might have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants online or you can call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person 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 name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Indian River County jail, on the phone, in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are in the public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a case file containing a docket and all of the documents filed in your case. You can access court records via the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal past. These state databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal convictions from other states. Go to the Indian River County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for crimes, which include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates at the Indian River County Jail are always changing, so be sure to visit the Indian River County Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Indian River 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 Indian River County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (772) 978-6305 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 Indian River County Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Indian River County Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are generally pricier 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 break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: (772) 978-6305

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits from all phone calls that inmates make 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 Indian River County Jail. The prices 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 is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, 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 Indian River County Jail, click the link below.

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