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Vermillion County Jail Information

Address

Vermillion County Jail
1888 South State Road 63
Newport, IN 47966

Phone Number

Phone Number: (765) 492-3737

The Vermillion County Jail is located at 1888 South State Road 63 in Newport, IN and is a medium security county jail operated by the Vermillion County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you all the information about anything you might need to know about the Vermillion County Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and everything else.

Introduction

This guide is meant to offer information that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any feedback or comments that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Vermillion County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend that is in jail and need to locate them? Do you know a family member or friend who has been arrested and you need to find them?

To search who is in jail at the Vermillion County Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Vermillion County Jail Inmate Search has information about people who have been arrested, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get info on anyone arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You can get the information more quickly if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Vermillion County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Vermillion County Jail includes each of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer a bunch of questions, like your full legal name, address, birth date and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

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

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, if not you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take from 15 minutes to all day. In other words the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. It also will depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate has to determine how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the release date, you should plan to be discharged in the morning.

Vermillion County Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Vermillion County Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be put in a log of approved visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors arriving late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Vermillion County Jail are always changing, so make sure that you call the jail at (765) 492-3737 before you try 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 an inmate at the Vermillion County Jail you have to first have your name on their visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones are allowed at Vermillion County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not going to be 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Vermillion County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Vermillion 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

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Vermillion County Jail, use this address:

Vermillion County Jail
1888 South State Road 63
Newport, IN 47966

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Vermillion County Jail
1888 South State Road 63
Newport, IN 47966

The inmate mail policy at the Vermillion County Jail changes often, so you should check the site when send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Vermillion 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 Vermillion 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 access court records on the Vermillion County jail website or call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Vermillion County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are connected and you can track criminal convictions from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

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

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to inmates at the Vermillion County Jail are always changing, so it would be best to review the Vermillion County Jail website before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Vermillion 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 Vermillion County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (765) 492-3737 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 Vermillion County Jail store. You can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want to use 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 buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Vermillion County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are a lot pricier 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 bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone calls could be reduced or forbidden.

The Vermillion County Jail phone number is: (765) 492-3737

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits from all phone calls that inmates make 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 Vermillion County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different 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 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 keeps up to date 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, 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 can save you money.

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

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