Wichita County Jail

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The Wichita County Jail is located at 141 West Elm in Wichita, KS and is a medium security county jail operated by the Wichita County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you information about everything related to the Wichita County Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Wichita County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you information that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have questions, just ask it, and any comments or feedback that could be beneficial to others will be appreciated.

Wichita County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Wichita County Jail Inmate Locator is a list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get info on anyone arrested and booked or released within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to get their inmate information quicker if you’ve got the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Wichita County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Wichita County Jail is made up of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first step is that you must answer some simple questions, such as what is your full legal name, address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will get to make a telephone call so you can talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, they will let you keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process will take anywhere from 15 minutes to quite a few hours. In simple terms, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will be freed. It also can depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if the magistrate has to determine how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and know the discharge date, plan to get released that morning.

Wichita County Jail Visitation

The inmate have to list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Wichita County Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be put in the visitors log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor has to provide proof of identification. Visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Wichita County Jail frequently change, so it would be wise to call the facility at (316) 660-3900 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Wichita County Jail you have to be on this person’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones at Wichita County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 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 magazines to an inmate at the Wichita County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Wichita 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 Wichita 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 Wichita 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 find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. Bear in mind 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 first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Wichita County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. Arrest records are public record and this is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You can go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail might change, so visit the Wichita County Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Wichita 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 Wichita County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (316) 660-3900 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 Wichita County Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Wichita County Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are typically more costly than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: (316) 660-3900

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits from 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 Wichita County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 significantly 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 these cases, the jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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