Lincoln County Jail

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The Lincoln County Jail is located at 512 California Avenue in Libby, MT and is a medium security county jail operated by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department.

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

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information and advice that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be appreciated.

Lincoln County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Lincoln County Jail Inmate List is a list of individuals currently in custody, which includes current status, and schedule for visitation. You can also find the same information about anybody who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to locate their arrest information fast if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Lincoln County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Lincoln County Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first step is that you must answer some simple questions, such as your legal name, home 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 property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call to talk to 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 street clothes, if not you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take anywhere from 15 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the faster you can get out of jail. Also, it can depend on if you’ve got a cash bond or if the judge needs to decide on your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a release date, you should plan to be discharged in the morning.

Lincoln County Jail Visitation

Inmates need to provide information about each visitor to the Lincoln County Jail in advance. This information will be put in the visitors log as an Authorized visit. All visitors must provide proof of identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Lincoln County Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so make sure that you call the jail at (406) 293-4112 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Lincoln County Jail you must first be added to their approved visitation list.

Make sure to take 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 phones are allowed at Lincoln County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If a 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 a 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Lincoln County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 inquiry on the website or you are able to call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Lincoln County jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file that contains a docket and any of the filings and documents filed in your court case. You can access your court records via the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal background. These online databases are connected so you can track criminal convictions from other states. Go to courthouse and check in person, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail at the Lincoln County Jail are always changing, so visit the Lincoln County Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Lincoln 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 Lincoln County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (406) 293-4112 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 Lincoln County Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Lincoln County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are generally pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. 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 should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, your ability to use the phone may be limited or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: (406) 293-4112

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make from all of the inmate phone calls 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 Lincoln County Jail. The prices 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 state prisons and local jails learning 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 won’t 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 has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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