Scott County Jail

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The Scott County Jail is located at 400 West 4th Street in Davenport, IA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Scott County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you information about anything one might want to know about the Scott County Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Scott County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give information that you need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and please leave any comments or tips that might help others would be appreciated.

Scott County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Scott County Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of people currently in custody, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to get info about anybody arrested and processed or discharged in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information more quickly if you enter the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Scott County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Scott County Jail takes you through these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First, you have to answer some questions, such as your full name, street address, birthdate and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will allow you to use the telephone to talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged may take between 10 minutes to all day long. So, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you can get out of jail. Also, it might depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if the magistrate must determine your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the discharge date, plan to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Scott County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Scott County Jail in advance. This information will be put into the visitors log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so make sure that you call the official Scott County Jail at (563) 326-8750 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Scott County Jail you have to have your name on this person’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Scott County Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Scott County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Scott 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 Scott 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 Scott 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the Scott County court website or you are able to call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. 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 first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Scott County jail, by phone, in person, or check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a court case file that includes a docket sheet and all documents and filings filed in your case. You are able to access court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of a person’s criminal past. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from any other state. You are able to go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any of the following crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail are always changing, so double check the Scott County Jail site when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Scott 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 Scott County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (563) 326-8750 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 Scott County Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want to buy things from 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 items that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to hygiene products including 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 Scott County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are generally pricier than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on 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 a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or cut altogether.

Phone Number: (563) 326-8750

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. 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 Scott County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors will determine the cost of an inmate phone call: 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out how to lower 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, 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 cases like this, 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 Scott County Jail, click the link below.

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