Jefferson County Jail

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The Jefferson County Jail is located at 317 Walnut Street in Madison, IN and is a medium security county jail operated by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about everything you might want to know about the Jefferson County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you information and advice that you’ll need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have specific questions, just ask it, and any comments or tips that could be beneficial to others is appreciated.

Jefferson County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Jefferson County Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, including current status, and visiting hours. Also, you can get the same information for anybody arrested and booked or released in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to find their arrest information fast if you have your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Jefferson County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Jefferson County Jail takes you through the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you will answer a bunch of questions, such as your full name, address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

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

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail will take between 15 minutes to all day. In other words the faster you can post bail, the sooner you will get released. It also will depend on whether or not you have a cash bond or if the magistrate still needs to determine your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a discharge date, plan to be released that morning.

Jefferson County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Jefferson County Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will be entered into the log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Jefferson County Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so call the jail at (812) 265-2648 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Jefferson County Jail you must have your name on their visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones are allowed at Jefferson County Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If the 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 and is not a family member of 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 Jefferson County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 inquiry on the Jefferson County court website or call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file that includes a docket sheet and all documents and filings filed in the case. You are able to access court records via the internet, or at the Jefferson County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal history. These online databases are all linked so you can track criminal histories from another state. You are able to go to the Jefferson County Courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Jefferson County Jail jail inmates is likely to change, so you should double check the Jefferson County Jail website before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Jefferson 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 Jefferson County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (812) 265-2648 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 Jefferson County Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Jefferson County Jail 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 you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, 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 disciplined for an infraction, your ability to use the phone may be limited or totally denied.

The Jefferson County Jail phone number is: (812) 265-2648

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Jefferson County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different 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 finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges is 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 significantly on calling your inmate. 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 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 Jefferson County Jail, click the link below.

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