Webster County Jail

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The Webster County Jail is located at 141 Stegal Street in Dixon, KY and is a medium security county jail operated by the Webster County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you info about anything a person needs to know about the Webster County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Webster County court records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give advice and information that you need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have specific questions, just ask it, and also any tips or comments that might help others would be welcome.

Webster County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Webster County Jail Inmate Locator is a list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, including custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to get the same information on anybody arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information more quickly if you’ve got their full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Webster County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Webster County Jail includes each of these steps:

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

The first thing you will have to to is you will answer a number of questions, such as what is your legal name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will allow you to use the phone in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged can take anywhere from 10 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the quicker you can get out of jail. Also, it might depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond or if a magistrate must figure out how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a date of your release, you should plan to get released that morning.

Webster County Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to give information about each visitor to the Webster County Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will go in a log of visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each and every visitor must provide proof of identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

The Webster County Jail visitation procedures can change, so call the facility at (270) 639-7032 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Webster County Jail you must have your name on their 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 Webster County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not approved.

If a 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 the 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Webster County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Webster 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 Webster 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 Webster 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 arrest warrants inquiry on the Webster County court website or call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is in the public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file that includes a docket and any of the filings and documents filed in your court case. You are able to access the court records online, or at the Webster County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of a person’s criminal history. These online databases are all linked so you can track criminal convictions from another state. You can go to the Webster County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for crimes, which include, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to inmates at the Webster County Jail could change, so be sure to double check the Webster County Jail site when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Webster 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 Webster County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (270) 639-7032 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 Webster County Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably need 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 items that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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 Webster County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are usually more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls could be reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Webster County Jail phone number is: (270) 639-7032

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of 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 Webster County Jail. The prices 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 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails 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 or prison has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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