Nye County Jail

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The Nye County Jail is located at 426 C Avenue in Beatty, NV and is a medium security county jail operated by the Nye County Sheriff’s Department.

This site tells you all the information about everything you might need to know about the Nye County Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Nye County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give information and advice you need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask them, and please leave any comments or feedback that would be a benefit to others would be welcome.

Nye County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Nye County Jail Inmate Search has information about individuals currently in custody, which includes status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to find info about anybody who has been arrested or released in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You can find their arrest information more quickly if you have your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Nye County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Nye County Jail takes you through the following steps:

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

The first step is that you have to answer some basic questions, such as what is your full legal name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to make a phone call to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process takes anywhere between 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will get out of jail. Also, it can depend on whether you have a bond amount or if a magistrate has to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For a minor offense, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the date of your release, you should expect to be released that morning.

Nye County Jail Visitation

The inmate need to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Nye County Jail in advance. Your visitors will be entered in the log as an authorized visitor. All visitors has to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so we suggest that you call the official Nye County Jail at (775) 553-2345 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Nye County Jail you have to first be on this person’s approved visitation list.

Be 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 mobile phones are allowed at Nye County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not related to the inmate, this visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Nye County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Nye 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 Nye 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 Nye 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 are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry online or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Nye County jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are all connected and you can track criminal histories from another state. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for these crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Nye County Jail inmates might change, so check the Nye County Jail site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Nye 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 Nye County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (775) 553-2345 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 Nye 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 want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Nye County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are much more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Nye County Jail phone number is: (775) 553-2345

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all 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 Nye County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 decrease your inmates phone charges is 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 inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility 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 Nye County Jail, click the link below.

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