Montgomery County Jail

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The Montgomery County Jail is located at 110 West Coolbaugh Street in Red Oak, IA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you all the information about everything one might want to know about the Montgomery County Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Montgomery County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give information and advice you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or feedback that would be beneficial to others would be appreciated.

Montgomery County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Montgomery County Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes status, and visiting hours. Also, you can get the same information for anyone arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information fast if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Montgomery County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Montgomery County Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you must answer some questions, like what is your full name, street address, birth date 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 number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will then be allowed to use the phone so you can call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be able to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process can take anywhere between 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the quicker you post bail, the faster you will be released. Also, it can depend on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if a judge has to determine how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a date of your release, expect to be released that morning.

Montgomery County Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Montgomery County Jail in advance of any visit. This information will be put into the log as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone arriving late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Montgomery County Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so make sure that you call the official Montgomery County Jail at (712) 623-4255 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Montgomery County Jail you have to first have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Montgomery County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not going to be 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not a family member of the inmate, this 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 Montgomery County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants online or you can call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Montgomery County jail, either by phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file that includes a court docket and any documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access the court records online, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from other states. You are able to go to the Montgomery County Courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail can change at any time, so we suggest that you visit the Montgomery County Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Montgomery 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 Montgomery County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (712) 623-4255 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 Montgomery County Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to use 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 the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary 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 Montgomery County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are typically pricier than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on 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 break the rules, phone calls might get reduced or cut altogether.

Phone Number: (712) 623-4255

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make off of 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 Montgomery County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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