Smyth County Jail

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The Smyth County Jail is located at 15205 Joe Derting Drive in Abingdon, VA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Smyth County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Smyth County Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Smyth County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give info that you need to make the process easier. If you have questions, just ask it, and also any feedback or comments that would help other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Smyth County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Smyth County Jail Inmate List is a roster of people who have been arrested and are in custody, including status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you are able to find info on anybody arrested and processed or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to find the information quicker if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Smyth County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Smyth County Jail takes you through the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

You will have to answer some basic questions, such as what is your full legal name, your address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will then be allowed to use the phone so you can get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process can take between 30 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get let go. How quickly you get discharged can depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if a magistrate needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a discharge date, expect to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Smyth County Jail Visitation

The inmate must give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Smyth County Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will go in a Visiting log as an authorized visitor. All visitors will have to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Smyth County Jail change often, so call the jail at (276) 739-3520 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Smyth County Jail you must be on the inmate’s 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.

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

If a 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 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 magazines to an inmate at the Smyth County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Smyth 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 Smyth 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 Smyth 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 an outstanding warrant, you can check the arrest warrants on the Smyth County jail website or you can call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Smyth County jail, on the phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a court case file that contains a docket sheet and any of the filings and documents filed in your case. You can access the court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of people’s criminal past. These databases are all linked so you can track criminal histories from other states. You can go to the Smyth County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Smyth County Jail jail inmates change frequently, so it would be best to check the Smyth County Jail website when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Smyth 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 Smyth County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (276) 739-3520 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 Smyth County Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

All phone calls from the Smyth County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are generally more costly than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, phone privileges could be reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: (276) 739-3520

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits from all inmate phone calls 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 Smyth County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 can be 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 inmate phone calls. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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