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Putnam County Jail Information

Address

Putnam County Jail
13 Keightly Road
Greencastle, IN 46135

Phone Number

Phone Number: (765) 653-3211

The Putnam County Jail is located at 13 Keightly Road in Greencastle, IN and is a medium security county jail operated by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you info about everything you might need to know about the Putnam County Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Putnam County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and everything else.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information and tips that you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or tips that might help other people in the same situation is welcome.

Putnam County Jail Inmate Search

Do you know someone that is in jail and need to find them? Do you know a friend or family member who has been arrested and you need to find them?

In order to look up who’s in jail at the Putnam County Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Putnam County Jail Inmate Search is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, including custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find info on anybody booked or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can find their arrest information fast if you have your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Putnam County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Putnam County Jail includes each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

You must answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your full name, address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will allow you to make a telephone call in order to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail takes anywhere between 30 minutes to many hours. So, the faster bail is posted, the faster you can get released from jail. How quickly you get discharged might depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if the judge has to decide on how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a release date, you should plan to get released between 9am and noon.

Putnam County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give each visitor’s full name to the Putnam County Jail before you can visit. This information will go in a log of approved visitors as an approved visitor. Every visitor is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone arriving late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies can change, so we suggest that you call the facility at (765) 653-3211 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

In order to visit someone at the Putnam County Jail you must be on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Putnam County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to the inmate, they must 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 a family member of the inmate, this 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 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

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

Putnam County Jail
13 Keightly Road
Greencastle, IN 46135

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Putnam County Jail
13 Keightly Road
Greencastle, IN 46135

The mail policy at the Putnam County Jail changes often, so review the the Putnam County Jail website when you send a letter to an inmate.

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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the Putnam County jail website or you are able to call the court. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. 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, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Putnam County jail, by phone, go there in person, or look online. An arrest is in the public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the documents filed in your case. You are able to access your court records on their website, or at the Putnam County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of a person’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked so you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any of the following crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail at the Putnam County Jail are always changing, so we suggest that you double check the Putnam County Jail website when you send funds to an inmate.

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 (765) 653-3211 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. An inmate can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products 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

All phone calls from the Putnam County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are typically more expensive than regular phone calls. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates should 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, phone privileges might get cut back or totally denied.

The Putnam County Jail phone number is: (765) 653-3211

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of all of the inmate phone calls 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 Putnam County Jail. The rates 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding 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 significantly on calling your inmate. In some cases, 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 these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone rates so high that nobody can 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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