Putnam County Jail

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The Putnam County Jail is located at 1035 Heritage Trail in Ottawa, OH and is a medium security county jail operated by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department.

This site tells you info about anything you might need 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, court information, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the advice and information that you’ll need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, just ask it, and please leave any comments or tips that could be beneficial to others will be much appreciated.

Putnam County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Putnam County Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to get info about anyone arrested and booked or released within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find the information more quickly if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Putnam County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Putnam County Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your full legal name, home address, birth date and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will then be allowed to use the phone to get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. This process can take anywhere between 15 minutes to all day long. So, the faster bail is posted, the sooner you will get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released can depend on if you have a bond amount or if a judge still needs to decide on the bail amount. For a minor charge, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, you should expect to be discharged that morning.

Putnam County Jail Visitation

The inmate must give each visitor’s full name to the Putnam County Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will be put into a log of approved visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies change often, so we suggest that you call the official Putnam County Jail at (419) 523-3407 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Putnam County Jail you have to first have your name on their visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Putnam County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Persons currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can 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 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 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.

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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 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 an outstanding warrant, you are able to check the court records on the website or call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a court case file that contains a court docket and any filings and documents filed in the case. You can access your court records on the website, or at the Putnam County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from another state. You are able to go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to people in jail is likely to change, so it would be best to double check the Putnam County Jail site when you send any funds.

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 (419) 523-3407 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 Putnam County Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

The only phone calls that Putnam County Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are generally more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or cut altogether.

Phone Number: (419) 523-3407

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 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 state prisons and local jails finding out how to decrease 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their phone rates so high 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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