Jefferson County Jail

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The Jefferson County Jail is located at 765 Justice Center Drive in Dandridge, TN and is a medium security county jail operated by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department.

This site tells you information about everything you might need to know about the Jefferson County Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information and records, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer info that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or feedback that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Jefferson County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Jefferson County Jail Inmate List is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find information about anyone who has been arrested or discharged within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You can find their inmate information faster if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or arrest number.

Jefferson County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Jefferson County Jail is made up of each of 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.

You must answer some basic questions, like your legal name, address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will allow you to use the telephone in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged takes anywhere between 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get let go. It also will depend on if you have a bond amount or if a magistrate needs to determine the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and are given a discharge date, expect to get released that morning.

Jefferson County Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to list each visitor’s name to the Jefferson County Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitors will be entered into the visitation log for the inmate. All visitors is required to provide proof of identification. Any visitors showing up late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Jefferson County Jail are always changing, so make sure that you call the facility at (865) 471-6000 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Jefferson County Jail you must first be added to their visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Jefferson County Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the 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 younger than 18 years of age 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant, you can check arrest warrants on the Jefferson County court website or you can call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Jefferson County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal history. These state databases are connected and you can track criminal convictions from any other state. Go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Jefferson County Jail inmates can change at any time, so we suggest that you review the Jefferson County Jail website before send money 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 (865) 471-6000 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. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products including 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 . These phone calls are generally more expensive than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: (865) 471-6000

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 Jefferson County Jail. The prices 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 figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases 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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