Rosebud County Jail

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The Rosebud County Jail is located at 180 13th Avenue South in Forsyth, MT and is a medium security county jail operated by the Rosebud County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide will tell you info about everything a person needs to know about the Rosebud County Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer information and tips you need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have questions, just ask it, and also any feedback or comments that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Rosebud County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Rosebud County Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, including custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to get the same information on anyone arrested and processed or released in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find their inmate information faster if you have your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or arrest number.

Rosebud County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Rosebud County Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

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

You will then be allowed to make a telephone call so you can talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take between 30 minutes to all day long. So, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you can get out of jail. Also, it depends on whether you have a cash bond amount or if the magistrate needs to decide on your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the discharge date, you should plan to get discharged that morning.

Rosebud County Jail Visitation

The inmate have to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Rosebud County Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will be put into a Visiting log as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so it would be wise to call the official Rosebud County Jail at (406) 356-2715 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

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

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones are allowed at Rosebud County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not normally 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 Rosebud County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Rosebud 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 Rosebud 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 Rosebud 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the Rosebud County jail website or you are able to call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a case file that includes a docket and any of the documents filed in the case. You are able to access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Rosebud County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of people’s criminal past. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to the Rosebud County Courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for these crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

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

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Rosebud 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 Rosebud County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (406) 356-2715 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 Rosebud County Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably want to use 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 purchase if they have money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

The only phone calls that Rosebud County Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are much more costly than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: (406) 356-2715

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits 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 Rosebud County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 figuring out how to decrease your inmates phone charges is 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. In some cases, we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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