Lewis And Clark County Jail

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The Lewis And Clark County Jail is located at 221 Breckenridge in Helena, MT and is a medium security county jail operated by the Lewis And Clark County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Lewis And Clark County Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Lewis And Clark County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you information and tips that you’ll need to make the process easier. If you have a question, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or tips that might help others will be welcome.

Lewis And Clark County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Lewis And Clark County Jail Inmate Lookup has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. You can also find the same information about anybody processed or released within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information quicker if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Lewis And Clark County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Lewis And Clark County Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

You must answer a bunch of questions, like what is your full name, street address, date of birth and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will let you use the telephone to contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to 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 get released from jail. This process can take anywhere between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will be freed. It also will depend on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if the judge must decide on how much to set your bail at. For lesser charges, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a discharge date, expect to get discharged in the morning.

Lewis And Clark County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Lewis And Clark County Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered into a Visiting log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so call the jail at (406) 447-8235 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Lewis And Clark County Jail you must first be added to their approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Lewis And Clark County Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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, 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 magazines to an inmate at the Lewis And Clark County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Lewis And Clark 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 Lewis And Clark 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 Lewis And Clark 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants online or call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are in the 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 case file containing a court docket and any documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal history. These databases are linked together and you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to the Lewis And Clark County Courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates is likely to change, so we suggest that you review the Lewis And Clark County Jail website before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Lewis And Clark 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 Lewis And Clark County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (406) 447-8235 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 Lewis And Clark County Jail store. You can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want 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 items that the inmate can buy if they have money in their trust account. These items 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

All phone calls from the Lewis And Clark County Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are much pricier than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone calls might get reduced or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: (406) 447-8235

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits 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 Lewis And Clark County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors 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 is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 inmate phone calls. 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 jail or prison has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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