Jefferson County Jail

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The Jefferson County Jail is located at 79 Elkins Road in Port Hadlock, WA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you information about everything related to the Jefferson County Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Jefferson County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give information and advice that you need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask them, and also any tips or comments that would help others is welcome.

Jefferson County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Jefferson County Jail Inmate Search is a roster of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes status, and visiting schedule. You can get the same information for anyone who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Jefferson County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Jefferson County Jail includes each of these 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 have to answer some questions, such as what is your full name, address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will get to use the telephone to call family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail may take anywhere between 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get let go. Also, how fast you get released depends on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a judge needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a date of your release, you should expect to get discharged that morning.

Jefferson County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Jefferson County Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered into a log of approved visitors for the requesting inmate. Every visitor will be required to provide identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies change often, so call the facility at (360) 385-3831 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Jefferson County Jail you must first have your name on their visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license with you to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones are allowed at Jefferson County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons parole, probation, or other 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 is related to the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the court records on the website or you can call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Jefferson County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file that includes a court docket and any of the documents filed in the case. You are able to access the court records online, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of people’s criminal history. These online databases are linked together and you can track criminal convictions from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to Jefferson County Jail inmates might change, so you should check the Jefferson County Jail site when 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 (360) 385-3831 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. You can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money 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

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 much more costly than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about 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 break the jail rules, phone calls may be limited or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: (360) 385-3831

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from all of the 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 Jefferson County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding 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. 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 jail has set their calling prices so high 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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