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Washoe County Detention Center Information

Address

Washoe County Detention Center
911 Parr Boulevard
Reno, NV 89512

Phone Number

Phone: (775) 328-2992

The Washoe County Detention Center is located at 911 Parr Boulevard in Reno, NV and is a medium security county jail operated by the Washoe County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you information about anything you might want to know about the Washoe County Detention Center, such as how to locate an inmate at the Washoe County Detention Center, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and everything else.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have questions, just ask it, and any comments or tips that would help others will be appreciated.

Washoe County Detention Center Inmate Search

Do you know someone that is in jail and want to locate them? Do you know a family member or friend who has been arrested and you need to find out where they are?

To search who is in jail at the Washoe County Detention Center you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Washoe County Detention Center Inmate Search is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, including current status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find info on anybody who has been arrested or discharged in the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information quicker if you’ve got their full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Washoe County Detention Center Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Washoe County Detention Center is made up of these steps:

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

You have to answer a number of questions, such as your full name, home address, birth date and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will get to make a phone call so you can get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged can take from 30 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will be freed. Also, it will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond or if the magistrate has to decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a discharge date, you should expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Washoe County Detention Center Visitation

The inmate must give information about each visitor to the Washoe County Detention Center in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered into the visitation log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor will have to provide identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Washoe County Detention Center frequently change, so call the facility at (775) 328-2992 before you go to the jail to visit.

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 Washoe County Detention Center you have to first be on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Washoe County Detention Center, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of the inmate, they will have to be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is not a family member of the inmate, this 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 Washoe County Detention Center. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Washoe County Detention Center 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 Washoe County Detention Center, use this address:

Washoe County Detention Center
911 Parr Boulevard
Reno, NV 89512

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Washoe County Detention Center
911 Parr Boulevard
Reno, NV 89512

The inmate mail policy at the Washoe County Detention Center changes often, so 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 Washoe County Detention Center. 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 Washoe County Detention Center 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check court records on the website or you can call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Washoe County jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. Arrest records are in the public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file containing a court docket and all documents filed in your court case. You are able to access your court records via the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of people’s criminal background. These databases are connected and you can track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to the Washoe County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. 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 intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for these crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to Washoe County Detention Center jail inmates are always changing, so visit the Washoe County Detention Center site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Washoe County Detention Center

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 Washoe County Detention Center uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (775) 328-2992 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 Washoe County Detention Center store. Inmates can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have money 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

The only phone calls that Washoe County Detention Center inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are usually pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on 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 are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Washoe County Detention Center phone number is: (775) 328-2992

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from 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 Washoe County Detention Center. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to decrease 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Washoe County Detention Center, click the link below.

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