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Thomas County Jail Information

Address

Thomas County Jail
225 North Court Avenue
Colby, KS 67701

Phone Number

Phone: (785) 460-4570

The Thomas County Jail is located at 225 North Court Avenue in Colby, KS and is a medium security county jail operated by the Thomas County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you information about everything you might need to know about the Thomas County Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Thomas County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give info that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask it, and also any feedback or comments that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be appreciated.

Thomas County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member, loved one, or friend that has gone to jail and want to find them? Do you know a family member or friend that has been arrested and you want to find out where they are?

To find out who’s in jail at the Thomas County Jail you will have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Thomas County Jail Inmate Locator is a list of individuals who have been arrested, including custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find information for anyone arrested and booked or released within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate the information more quickly if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Thomas County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Thomas County Jail is made up of these steps:

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

First, you will have to answer a number of questions, such as what is your legal name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will allow you to make a telephone call so you can talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, if not you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process takes anywhere from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the faster you will get released. It also might depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond or if a judge needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and have a discharge date, plan to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Thomas County Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to give information about each visitor to the Thomas County Jail in advance. Your visitors will go into the visitation log as an Authorized visit. Each visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Thomas County Jail visitation procedures change often, so we suggest that you call the official Thomas County Jail at (785) 460-4570 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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 someone at the Thomas County Jail you have to first be on their approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones are allowed at Thomas County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not approved.

If a 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 Thomas County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Thomas 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

Use this address when sending a letter to an inmate at Thomas County Jail:

Thomas County Jail
225 North Court Avenue
Colby, KS 67701

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Thomas County Jail
225 North Court Avenue
Colby, KS 67701

The mail policy at the Thomas County Jail changes often, so you should visit the site when 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 Thomas 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 Thomas 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 think you have an outstanding warrant, you can check the court records on the website or call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. Bear 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 a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Thomas County jail, by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file that contains a docket and all documents and filings filed in the case. You can access the court records online, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of a person’s criminal past. These state databases are connected and you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to the Thomas County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Thomas County Jail jail inmates can change at any time, so visit the Thomas County Jail site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Thomas 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 Thomas County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (785) 460-4570 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 Thomas County Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably need 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 purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products such as 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 Thomas County Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are much more costly than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, 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 altogether.

The Thomas County Jail phone number is: (785) 460-4570

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all 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 Thomas County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to lower your inmates phone charges is 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 a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where 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 jail has set their phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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