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Sanpete County Jail Information

Address

Sanpete County Jail
160 North Main Street
Manti, UT 84642

Phone Number

Phone Number: (435) 835-2191

The Sanpete County Jail is located at 160 North Main Street in Manti, UT and is a medium security county jail operated by the Sanpete County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you all the information about everything one might want to know about the Sanpete County Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Sanpete County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give information and advice that you need to make the process easier. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it, and any tips or comments that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Sanpete County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member in jail and need to find out where they are? Do you know a friend or family member that’s been arrested and you need to locate them?

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

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Sanpete County Jail Inmate Locator is a list of individuals currently in custody, including status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to find info on anybody arrested and booked or released in the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to locate their inmate information fast if you’ve got the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Sanpete County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Sanpete County Jail is made up of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

First you will answer some basic questions, such as your legal name, home address, date of birth and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical 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 get released.

They will allow you to make a phone call in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, they will let you wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged can take between 30 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will be freed. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if the judge still needs to decide on the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a discharge date, plan to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Sanpete County Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Sanpete County Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will go into the visitation log as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor is required to provide identification. Anyone showing up late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Sanpete County Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so it would be wise to call the jail at (435) 835-2191 before you try 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 Sanpete County Jail you have to be added to 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 are allowed at Sanpete 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 prior to a visit. Usually is not approved.

If the 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 magazines to an inmate at the Sanpete County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Sanpete 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 an inmate at Sanpete County Jail:

Sanpete County Jail
160 North Main Street
Manti, UT 84642

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Sanpete County Jail
160 North Main Street
Manti, UT 84642

The Sanpete County Jail mail policy can change, so review the official Sanpete County Jail site before 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 Sanpete 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 Sanpete 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 for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants on the website or you are able to call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Sanpete County jail, by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a case file that includes a docket sheet and all filings and documents filed in the court case. You can access the court records on the internet, or at the Sanpete County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal history. These online databases are linked together so you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for the following crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates are always changing, so check the Sanpete County Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Sanpete 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 Sanpete County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (435) 835-2191 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 Sanpete County Jail store. You can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary 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 Sanpete County Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are typically more expensive than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about 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 break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges could be reduced or forbidden completely.

The Sanpete County Jail phone number is: (435) 835-2191

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly 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 from all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Sanpete County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 finding out how to lower 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 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 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 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 Sanpete County Jail, click the link below.

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