Teton County Jail

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The Teton County Jail is located at 25 Wallace Street in Driggs, ID and is a medium security county jail operated by the Teton County Sheriff’s Department.

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

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you advice and information you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a question, feel free to ask them, and any comments or feedback that could help others is welcome.

Teton County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Teton County Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of people currently in custody, which includes status, and visiting hours. You can also find information on anyone booked or released in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information faster if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Teton County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Teton County Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

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

First, you have to answer a number of questions, such as your full legal name, your address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will get to make a phone call so you can talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process will take anywhere from 10 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will be freed. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if a magistrate needs to figure out your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a release date, you should plan to get discharged in the morning.

Teton County Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to give each visitor’s name to the Teton County Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will go into the visitation log for the inmate. All visitors is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so call the facility at (208) 354-2323 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Teton County Jail you have to first be on their visitation list.

Be 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 cellphones at Teton County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. 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. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the 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 old 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Teton County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Teton 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 Teton 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 Teton 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 the arrest warrants inquiry on the Teton County court website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Teton County jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of people’s criminal background. These state databases are all linked so you can track criminal histories from another state. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for 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 process for sending money to Teton County Jail jail inmates can change at any time, so it would be best to visit the Teton County Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Teton 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 Teton County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (208) 354-2323 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 Teton County Jail store. You can purchase several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely 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 the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust 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

The only phone calls that Teton County Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more expensive than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges might get reduced or totally denied.

The Teton County Jail phone number is: (208) 354-2323

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 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 Teton 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 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 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances 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 these cases, the jail or prison has set their calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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