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Schoharie County Jail Information

Address

Schoharie County Jail
157 Depot Lane
Schoharie, NY 12157

Phone Number

Phone Number: (518) 295-7071

The Schoharie County Jail is located at 157 Depot Lane in Schoharie, NY and is a medium security county jail operated by the Schoharie County Sheriff’s Department.

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

Introduction

This guide is designed to give you info that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it, and also any tips or comments that could be beneficial to others is much appreciated.

Schoharie County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that is locked up and want to locate them? Do you know a friend or family member that has been arrested and you don’t know how to find out what jail they’re in?

To search who’s in jail at the Schoharie County Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Schoharie County Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of people who are in jail, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to find info for anybody booked or released in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to find the information fast if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Schoharie County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First, you will answer some questions, such as your full name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to use the phone to contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process can take anywhere between 15 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will get let go. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether you have a bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to determine the amount of bail to be set. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a release date, expect to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Schoharie County Jail Visitation

Inmates need to list information about each visitor to the Schoharie County Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will go in the visitors log for the requesting inmate. Each visitor must provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors showing up late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you call the official Schoharie County Jail at (518) 295-7071 before you go to visitation.

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

To visit an inmate at the Schoharie County Jail you must first be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Schoharie County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 old and is not related to the inmate, this visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Schoharie County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Schoharie 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

The address that you should use if you are sending a letter to an inmate at the Schoharie County Jail is:

Schoharie County Jail
157 Depot Lane
Schoharie, NY 12157

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Schoharie County Jail
157 Depot Lane
Schoharie, NY 12157

The inmate mail policy at the Schoharie County Jail changes often, so it would be best to visit the official website when send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Schoharie 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 Schoharie 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 online or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Schoharie County jail, on the phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a court case file containing a docket sheet and any of the filings and documents filed in your case. You can access your court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal convictions from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and check in person, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to people in jail is likely to change, so we suggest that you check the Schoharie County Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Schoharie 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 Schoharie County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (518) 295-7071 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 Schoharie County Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely 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 the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their 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

The only phone calls that Schoharie County Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are a lot pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. 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 are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or eliminated completely.

The Schoharie County Jail phone number is: (518) 295-7071

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make 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 Schoharie County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices 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 finding out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t 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 has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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