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Sherman County Jail Information

Address

Sherman County Jail
701 North 3rd Street
Stratford, TX 79084

Phone Number

Phone Number: (806) 366-5551

The Sherman County Jail is located at 701 North 3rd Street in Stratford, TX and is a medium security county jail operated by the Sherman County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything a person needs to know about the Sherman County Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Sherman County court records, and more.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer info that you need to make the process easier. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask it, and also any tips or comments that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Sherman County Jail Inmate Search

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

In order to find out who’s in jail at the Sherman County Jail you should use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Sherman County Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, including current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to get info about anybody booked or released in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find their inmate information quicker if you enter your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or arrest number.

Sherman County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Sherman County Jail includes these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you will have to answer a bunch of questions, like your legal name, home address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will let you make a telephone call so you can get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you keep wearing street clothes, if not you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get discharged from jail. This process can take anywhere between 15 minutes to many hours. So, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will be freed. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a judge must decide on the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and know the discharge date, expect to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Sherman County Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to provide information about each visitor to the Sherman County Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be entered in a log of visitors for the inmate. Each and every visitor must provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so it would be wise to call the official Sherman County Jail at (806) 366-5551 before you go to the jail to visit.

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 Sherman County Jail you have to first be on their approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Sherman County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not a family member of 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 Sherman County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Sherman 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

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Sherman County Jail, use this address:

Sherman County Jail
701 North 3rd Street
Stratford, TX 79084

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Sherman County Jail
701 North 3rd Street
Stratford, TX 79084

The inmate mail policy at the Sherman County Jail can change, so visit the official website before you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Sherman 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 Sherman 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 court records 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 the officer in charge. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of a person’s criminal past. These state databases are linked together so you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. You are able to go to the Sherman County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DWI or DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to someone in jail change frequently, so you should visit the Sherman County Jail website when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Sherman 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 Sherman County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (806) 366-5551 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 Sherman County Jail store. You can buy several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products like 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 Sherman County Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are typically more costly 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 should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the jail rules, phone calls might get cut back or eliminated completely.

The Sherman County Jail phone number is: (806) 366-5551

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make from all of the 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 Sherman County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning 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 significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we will not 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 jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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