Union County Jail

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The Union County Jail is located at 901 Main Street in Maynardville, TN and is a medium security county jail operated by the Union County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide will tell you info about everything related to the Union County Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find Union County court records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give information you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask it, and any comments or feedback that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Union County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Union County Jail Inmate List has information about individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting schedule. You can also get the same information on anybody arrested and booked or released within the last 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can get the information faster if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Union County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Union County Jail includes these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First, you must answer some questions, such as what is your full name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will get to make a phone call in order to contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process may take anywhere between 15 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged can depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if a judge has to figure out your bail amount. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and are given a discharge date, you should plan to be discharged in the morning.

Union County Jail Visitation

The inmate must give each visitor’s full name to the Union County Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will be entered in the log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor is required to provide identification. Any visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so you should call the official Union County Jail at (865) 992-5212 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Union County Jail you must be added to this person’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Union County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons currently on 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 younger than 18 years of age 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 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 magazines to an inmate at the Union County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Union 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 Union 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 Union 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 for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants on the Union County court website or call the jail. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Union County jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. Arrest records are public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a court case file containing a court docket and all documents filed in your court case. You are able to access court records on the website, or at the Union County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. You are able to go to the Union County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for the following crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to people in jail is likely to change, so you should visit the Union County Jail website before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Union 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 Union County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (865) 992-5212 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 Union County Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products 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

The only phone calls that Union County Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are usually more costly than regular phone calls. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: (865) 992-5212

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 get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all of the 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 Union County Jail. The rates 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 figuring out how to decrease your inmates phone charges is 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. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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