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Kosciusko County Jail Information

Address

Kosciusko County Jail
221 West Main Street
Warsaw, IN 46580

Phone Number

Phone Number: (574) 265-2227

The Kosciusko County Jail is located at 221 West Main Street in Warsaw, IN and is a medium security county jail operated by the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you all the information about anything you might need to know about the Kosciusko County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Kosciusko County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the advice and information that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and please leave any tips or comments that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Kosciusko County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member, loved one, or friend that is in jail and want to contact them? Do you know a family member or friend that has been arrested and you want to find out what jail they’re in?

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

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Kosciusko County Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of individuals who are in jail, including status, and visiting hours. You can also find info on anybody arrested and booked or discharged within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Kosciusko County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Kosciusko County Jail includes the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First, you must answer some basic questions, such as your full name, address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will let you make a telephone call 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 quickly, they will let you keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged will take between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you can get released from jail. Also, it might depend on if you’ve got a bond amount or if a judge has to figure out how much to set your bail at. For a minor offense, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a date of your release, expect to be released that morning.

Kosciusko County Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to list information about each visitor to the Kosciusko County Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered into the visitation log for the requesting inmate. Each visitor must provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Kosciusko County Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you call the official Kosciusko County Jail at (574) 265-2227 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

In order to visit an inmate at the Kosciusko County Jail you have to be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at Kosciusko County Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Kosciusko County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Kosciusko 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 address that you should use if you are sending a letter to an inmate at the Kosciusko County Jail is:

Kosciusko County Jail
221 West Main Street
Warsaw, IN 46580

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Kosciusko County Jail
221 West Main Street
Warsaw, IN 46580

The mail policy at the Kosciusko County Jail changes often, so we suggest that you review the official website when send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Kosciusko 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 Kosciusko 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, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the Kosciusko County court website or you can call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, 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 Kosciusko County jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file containing a court docket and any documents and filings filed in your case. You can access the court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal past. These databases are all linked so you can track criminal convictions from another state. You are able to go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to people in jail could change, so be sure to review the Kosciusko County Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Kosciusko 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 Kosciusko County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (574) 265-2227 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 Kosciusko County Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, 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 money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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 Kosciusko County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are usually pricier than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or forbidden completely.

The Kosciusko County Jail phone number is: (574) 265-2227

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 they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits from all 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 Kosciusko County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, 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 call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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