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Putnam County Jail Information

Address

Putnam County Jail
1100 Reid Street
Palatka, FL 32177

Phone Number

Phone Number: (386) 329-0855

The Putnam County Jail is located at 1100 Reid Street in Palatka, FL and is a medium security county jail operated by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you information about anything a person needs to know about the Putnam County Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Putnam County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much much more.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you advice and information that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and any tips or comments that might be beneficial to others will be much appreciated.

Putnam County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member, loved one, or friend that is incarcerated and need to contact them? Do you know someone who has been arrested and you need to find out what jail they’re in?

To find out who’s in jail at the Putnam County Jail you have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Putnam County Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find information about anyone who has been arrested or released in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to find their arrest information fast if you enter the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Putnam County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Putnam County Jail includes the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First, you will have to answer some questions, such as what is your full name, address, birthdate and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will get to use the phone so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail will take between 15 minutes to many hours. So, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get out of jail. Also, it might depend on if you’ve got a cash bond or if a judge needs to determine your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the date of your release, plan to be released between 9am and noon.

Putnam County Jail Visitation

The inmate need to provide each visitor’s full name to the Putnam County Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will go in the visitation log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each and every visitor will have to provide identification. Visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so we suggest that you call the official Putnam County Jail at (386) 329-0855 before you 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

Before you can visit someone at the Putnam County Jail you have to be on the inmate’s visitation list.

Be sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at Putnam County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If a 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Putnam County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Putnam 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

Use this address when sending a letter to someone incarcerated at Putnam County Jail:

Putnam County Jail
1100 Reid Street
Palatka, FL 32177

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Putnam County Jail
1100 Reid Street
Palatka, FL 32177

The Putnam County Jail mail policy changes often, so it would be best to visit the the Putnam County Jail website before you send a letter.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Putnam 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 Putnam 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants inquiry online or call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of people’s criminal past. These databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any of the following crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates at the Putnam County Jail are always changing, so it would be best to double check the Putnam County Jail website before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Putnam 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 Putnam County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (386) 329-0855 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 Putnam County Jail store. You can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates 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 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 Putnam County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are usually more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Putnam County Jail phone number is: (386) 329-0855

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers 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 profits 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 Putnam County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of 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 figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges is 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 a lot of money 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 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 Putnam County Jail, click the link below.

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