Sumner County Jail

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The Sumner County Jail is located at 117 West Smith Street in Gallatin, TN and is a medium security county jail operated by the Sumner County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide will tell you information about everything you might need to know about the Sumner County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Sumner County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Sumner County court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer information that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, just ask it, and any comments or feedback that would be a benefit to others will be welcome.

Sumner County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Sumner County Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of people who are in jail, including status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to find information about anyone who has been arrested or released in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate the information fast if you enter your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Sumner County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

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

The first thing you will have to to is you will answer a bunch of questions, like what is your full name, street address, date of birth and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

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

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

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged can take from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will be released. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether you have a bond amount or if a judge must figure out the bail amount. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the discharge date, you should plan to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Sumner County Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to give each visitor’s full name to the Sumner County Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be put in a log of approved visitors for the inmate. All visitors must provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so make sure that you call the jail at (615) 442-1829 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Sumner County Jail you must first be on this person’s 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 phones at Sumner County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not going to be 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 the 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 Sumner County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Sumner 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 Sumner 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 Sumner 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 are able to check the court records on the Sumner County court website or you are able to call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Sumner County jail, by phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records 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 all documents and filings filed in your case. You can access court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal history. These online databases are linked together and you can track criminal convictions from other states. Go to the Sumner County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DWI or DUI, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates at the Sumner County Jail might change, so we suggest that you visit the Sumner County Jail site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Sumner 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 Sumner County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (615) 442-1829 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 Sumner County Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want to use 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 inmates can buy if they have money in their commissary 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Sumner County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are typically pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the jail rules, phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: (615) 442-1829

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits off of all 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 Sumner County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 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 significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their phone rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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