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Pottawatomie County Jail Information

Address

Pottawatomie County Jail
106 Main Street
Westmoreland, KS 66549

Phone Number

Phone: (785) 457-3507

The Pottawatomie County Jail is located at 106 Main Street in Westmoreland, KS and is a medium security county jail operated by the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you info about anything you might need to know about the Pottawatomie County Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Pottawatomie County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the information and tips that you need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have specific questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or tips that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Pottawatomie County Jail Inmate Search

Do you know someone that is in jail and don’t know how to find out where they are? Do you know a family member or friend who has been arrested and you want to find out what jail they’re in?

To search who is in jail at the Pottawatomie County Jail you will have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Pottawatomie County Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of people who have been arrested, which includes status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find info on anyone processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to find the information more quickly if you enter their name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Pottawatomie County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Pottawatomie County Jail is made up of each of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer some basic questions, like your legal name, home address, date of birth and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to use the telephone so you can talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process takes anywhere between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster bail is posted, the quicker you can get released from jail. Also, it will depend on if you have a cash bond or if the judge has to figure out how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and have a date of your release, you should plan to be released between 9am and noon.

Pottawatomie County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list each visitor’s full name to the Pottawatomie County Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will be put into the log for the requesting inmate. Each visitor will have to provide proof of identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies can change, so you should call the official Pottawatomie County Jail at (785) 457-3507 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Pottawatomie County Jail you must have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones are allowed at Pottawatomie County Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not approved.

If the 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 magazines to an inmate at the Pottawatomie County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Pottawatomie 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.

Mailing Address

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Pottawatomie County Jail, use this address:

Pottawatomie County Jail
106 Main Street
Westmoreland, KS 66549

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Pottawatomie County Jail
106 Main Street
Westmoreland, KS 66549

The Pottawatomie County Jail mail policy can change, so it would be best to double check the site before send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie 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 for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the Pottawatomie County jail website or call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket and all of the documents filed in your case. You can access the court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal past. These databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to the Pottawatomie County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail is likely to change, so we suggest that you check the Pottawatomie County Jail website before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (785) 457-3507 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 inmateâ€™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 Pottawatomie County Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably want 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 buy if they have enough money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to hygiene products including 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 Pottawatomie County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are a lot pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone privileges may be limited or eliminated completely.

The Pottawatomie County Jail phone number is: (785) 457-3507

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make 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 Pottawatomie 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 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 figuring out 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t 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 jail or prison has set their 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 Pottawatomie County Jail, click the link below.

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