Mason County Jail

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The Mason County Jail is located at 411 North 4th Street in Shelton, WA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Mason County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Mason County Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Mason County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and much, much more.

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8. What is Inmate Commissary?
9. How to Send Money to an Inmate at Mason County Jail
10. How to Search Mason County Arrest Records

Introduction

This guide is designed to offer info that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, please feel free to ask them, and any comments or tips that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Mason County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Mason County Jail Inmate Search is a list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find the same information about anyone arrested and processed or released in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate their arrest information quicker if you enter your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Mason County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Mason County Jail includes each of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First you will answer some questions, such as what is your full name, home address, birthdate and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

They will allow you to make a telephone call so you can get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be able to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process may take between 30 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster bail is posted, the faster you will get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond or if a magistrate has to figure out how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a date of your release, you should plan to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Mason County Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Mason County Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will be put in a log of approved visitors for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so call the official Mason County Jail at (360) 427-7753 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Mason County Jail you must first be on this person’s visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones at Mason County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 Mason County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Mason 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 Mason 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 Mason 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 are able to check the court records on the website or you can call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, 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 jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is in the public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a case file that includes a court docket and all of the documents filed in the court case. You are able to access court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These databases are all connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You can go to the Mason County Courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to Mason County Jail inmates might change, so we suggest that you visit the Mason County Jail site when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Mason 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 Mason County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (360) 427-7753 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 Mason County Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Mason County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are much pricier than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but you 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, phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: (360) 427-7753

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of 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 Mason 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 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 figuring out how to lower 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 a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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