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Woodson County Jail Information

Address

Woodson County Jail
105 West Rutledge
Yates Center, KS 66783

Phone Number

Phone: (620) 625-8640

The Woodson County Jail is located at 105 West Rutledge in Yates Center, KS and is a medium security county jail operated by the Woodson County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you all the information about everything one might want to know about the Woodson County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Woodson County court records, and lots more.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information and advice you need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask them, and any tips or comments that could be a benefit to others is appreciated.

Woodson County Jail Inmate Search

Do you know someone that has gone to jail and don’t know how to contact them? Do you know somebody who has been arrested and you need to find out what jail they’re in?

To search who’s in jail at the Woodson County Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Woodson County Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, including status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get info about anyone booked or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to locate their arrest information faster if you’ve got their full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Woodson County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Woodson County Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

You must answer some basic questions, like your full name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will allow you to use the telephone so you can call family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get discharged from jail. This process can take from 15 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will be released. Also, it might depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the judge has to figure out how much to set your bail at. For a minor offense, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a discharge date, plan to be released in the morning.

Woodson County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Woodson County Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will be entered into a log of visitors as an Authorized visit. Each visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Woodson County Jail visitation procedures can change, so call the facility at (620) 625-8640 before you 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

Before you can visit someone at the Woodson County Jail you must first be on their approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Woodson County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not approved.

If the 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 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Woodson County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Woodson 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

The mailing address for the Woodson County Jail is:

Woodson County Jail
105 West Rutledge
Yates Center, KS 66783

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Woodson County Jail
105 West Rutledge
Yates Center, KS 66783

The inmate mail policy at the Woodson County Jail changes frequently, so it would be best to review the site before 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 Woodson 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 Woodson 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 for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the Woodson County jail website or call the jail. 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. 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 know a person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Woodson County jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a court case file that contains a court docket and any of the documents and filings filed in your court case. You are able to access your court records via the internet, or at the Woodson County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal past. These state databases are all connected and you can track criminal histories from other states. Go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive 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 any of the following crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail are always changing, so you should double check the Woodson County Jail website before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Woodson 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 Woodson County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (620) 625-8640 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 Woodson County Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products such as 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 Woodson County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are typically more expensive than regular phone calls. 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 lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, phone calls might get cut back or forbidden completely.

The Woodson County Jail phone number is: (620) 625-8640

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. 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 Woodson 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 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 figuring out how to lower 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on calling your inmate. 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 facility has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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