Nelson County Jail

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The Nelson County Jail is located at 115 East Stephen Foster Avenue in Bardstown, KY and is a medium security county jail operated by the Nelson County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about everything a person needs to know about the Nelson County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Nelson County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give information and advice that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or feedback that could help other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Nelson County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Nelson County Jail Inmate Locator has information about individuals currently in custody, including status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also get information about anyone arrested and booked or discharged within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information more quickly if you enter your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Nelson County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Nelson County Jail is made up of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you have to answer a number of questions, such as what is your full name, your address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will get to use the telephone so you can contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged takes between 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will get let go. Also, it will depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the judge has to decide on the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, you should expect to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Nelson County Jail Visitation

Inmates have to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Nelson County Jail in advance of any visit. This information will be entered in the log as an Authorized visit. All visitors must provide proof of identification. Any visitors arriving late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so call the facility at (502) 348-1802 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Nelson County Jail you have to first have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones are allowed at Nelson County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 Nelson County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Nelson 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 Nelson 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 Nelson 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant, you can check arrest warrants on the Nelson County court website or call the jail. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. 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 Nelson County jail, on the phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a case file that contains a court docket and all of the documents and filings filed in your court case. You are able to access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of people’s criminal past. These online databases are linked together so you can track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to the Nelson County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for crimes, which include, drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to people in jail change frequently, so we suggest that you check the Nelson County Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Nelson 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 Nelson County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (502) 348-1802 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 Nelson County Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, like 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 get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their commissary 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

The only phone calls that Nelson County Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are typically pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and 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 break the rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: (502) 348-1802

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the phone calls that inmates make are shared 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 Nelson County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to lower your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where 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 rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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