Wayne County Jail

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The Wayne County Jail is located at 613 Court Street in Waynesboro, MS and is a medium security county jail operated by the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you info about everything a person needs to know about the Wayne County Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Wayne County court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give advice and information that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have specific questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or tips that might help others will be much appreciated.

Wayne County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Wayne County Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of individuals who are in jail, including current status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find the same information on anybody arrested and processed or discharged in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to locate the information fast if you enter the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Wayne County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

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

The first thing you will have to to is you will answer some basic questions, such as what is your full name, your address, date of birth and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you make a phone call in order to talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, they will let you wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take anywhere from 10 minutes to all day long. In other words the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will get released. Also, it might depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond or if the magistrate needs to determine how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the discharge date, expect to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Wayne County Jail Visitation

The inmate must provide information about each visitor to the Wayne County Jail in advance of any visit. This information will be put in a Visiting log as an authorized visitor. Each visitor has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Wayne County Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so make sure that you call the official Wayne County Jail at (601) 735-3801 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Wayne County Jail you must first have your name on this person’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Wayne County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 is related to 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Wayne County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Wayne 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 Wayne 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 Wayne 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can check the court records online or you can call the court directly. You have to have their 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 will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Wayne County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file that contains a docket sheet and any documents filed in the court case. You can access your court records on their website, or at the Wayne County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal background. These state databases are all connected so you can track criminal convictions from any other state. Go to the Wayne County Courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes, which can include, drug Possession, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates change frequently, so it would be best to double check the Wayne County Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Wayne 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 Wayne County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (601) 735-3801 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 Wayne County Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products like 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 Wayne County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are generally pricier than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the jail rules, phone calls may be limited or totally denied.

The Wayne County Jail phone number is: (601) 735-3801

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make from all of the 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 Wayne 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 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 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 any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their 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 Wayne County Jail, click the link below.

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