Roosevelt County Jail

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The Roosevelt County Jail is located at 416 1/2 2nd Avenue South in Wolf Point, MT and is a medium security county jail operated by the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you information about anything you might want to know about the Roosevelt County Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Roosevelt County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Roosevelt County court records, and much much more.

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7. Roosevelt County Jail Care Packages
8. What is Inmate Commissary?
9. How to Send Money to an Inmate at Roosevelt County Jail
10. How to Search Roosevelt County Arrest Records

Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the information and advice you need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or tips that might be a benefit to others would be appreciated.

Roosevelt County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Roosevelt County Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to get the same information about anybody processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information quicker if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, birth date, or arrest number.

Roosevelt County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Roosevelt County Jail is made up of these steps:

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

First, you will answer a number of questions, such as your legal name, street address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call to contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process takes from 15 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will get released. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether or not you have a cash bond or if the judge has to determine the bail amount. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the discharge date, you should expect to be released between 9am and noon.

Roosevelt County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Roosevelt County Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will go in the visitation log as an Authorized visit. Each visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

The Roosevelt County Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so it would be wise to call the official Roosevelt County Jail at (406) 653-6216 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Roosevelt County Jail you must first have your name on their approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Roosevelt County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not going to be 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 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 Roosevelt County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Roosevelt County court website or call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. You should know 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 name, and their arrest date, contact the Roosevelt County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. Records of arrests are public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file that contains a court docket and all documents and filings filed in the case. You are able to access your court records on the website, or at the Roosevelt County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal history. These online databases are connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. Go to courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you will be 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, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to people in jail might change, so we suggest that you double check the Roosevelt County Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (406) 653-6216 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 Roosevelt County Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely 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 sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Roosevelt County Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are generally pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or forbidden.

Phone Number: (406) 653-6216

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 Roosevelt County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 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 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. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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