Jackson County Jail

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The Jackson County Jail is located at 620 Hospital Drive in Gainesboro, TN and is a medium security county jail operated by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department.

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

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Introduction

This guide is meant to offer info that you need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it, and also any tips or comments that could help others is welcome.

Jackson County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Jackson County Jail Inmate List is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes status, and visiting hours. You can find the same information on anyone booked or released in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to locate the information fast if you have the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Jackson County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Jackson County Jail takes you through each of these steps:

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

The first step is that you must answer a bunch of questions, like what is your legal name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will then be allowed to use the phone to contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you keep wearing street 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 from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will be released. Also, it might depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the judge 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 have completed your jail sentence and have a release date, you should plan to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Jackson County Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to list each visitor’s full name to the Jackson County Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be put in a Visiting log as an approved visitor. Each visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone arriving late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies can change, so make sure that you call the facility at (931) 268-6226 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Jackson County Jail you must first have your name on their visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at Jackson County Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such 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 old and is not related to the inmate, this 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 Jackson County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Jackson 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 Jackson 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 Jackson 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 for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants on the Jackson County court website or you are able to call the court. 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. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you 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, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are 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 court case file that includes a docket and any filings and documents filed in your court case. You are able to access court records on the website, or at the Jackson County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of people’s criminal background. These state databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal convictions from another state. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for these crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail at the Jackson County Jail change frequently, so we suggest that you review the Jackson County Jail site before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Jackson 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 Jackson County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (931) 268-6226 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 Jackson County Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items 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

All phone calls from the Jackson County Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are much more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or totally denied.

The Jackson County Jail phone number is: (931) 268-6226

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make 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 Jackson County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 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 calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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