Preble County Jail

---

The Preble County Jail is located at 1139 Preble Drive in Eaton, OH and is a medium security county jail operated by the Preble County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you information about everything you might want to know about the Preble County Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Preble County court records, and much much more.

Top 10 Searches for Preble County Jail

1. Preble County Jail Information
2. Preble County Jail Inmate Search
3. Preble County Inmate Search in Eaton, OH
4. Preble County Jail Visitation Rules
5. Preble County Jail Visitation Hours
6. How To Save Money on Inmate Calls at Preble County Jail
7. Preble County Jail Care Packages
8. What is Inmate Commissary?
9. How to Send Money to an Inmate at Preble County Jail
10. How to Search Preble County Arrest Records

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give advice and information you 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 them, and please leave any tips or comments that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Preble County Jail Inmate Search

---

Who’s In Jail

The Preble County Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to get the same information for anybody arrested and processed or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to locate their arrest information fast if you have the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Preble County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Preble County Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

The first step is that you have to answer some questions, such as what is your full name, your address, birth date and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will let you use the phone to call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to 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 issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process takes from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster bail is posted, the sooner you will be freed. It also will depend on whether you’ve been given a bond amount or if a magistrate needs to determine the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the date of your release, expect to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Preble County Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Preble County Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will go into the visitation log as an Authorized visit. Each visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

The Preble County Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so you should call the facility at (937) 456-6323 before you visit an inmate.

---

Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Preble County Jail you have to have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Preble County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 of age 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 Preble County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Preble 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.

---

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Preble 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 Preble 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the website or call the court directly. 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 there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Preble County jail, on the phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal history. These databases are connected so you can track criminal convictions from any other state. Go to the Preble County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DUI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail can change at any time, so visit the Preble County Jail website when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Preble 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 Preble County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (937) 456-6323 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 Preble County Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely need to use 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 purchase if they have enough money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Preble County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are much pricier than regular phone calls. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but you should 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 could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: (937) 456-6323

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from 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 Preble County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, 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 can save you money.

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

Return To Main Menu

1560