Lake County Jail

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The Lake County Jail is located at 505 Harrison Avenue in Leadville, CO and is a medium security county jail operated by the Lake County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you information about anything you might want to know about the Lake County Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Lake County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Lake County court records, and much much more.

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8. What is Inmate Commissary?
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10. How to Search Lake County Arrest Records

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you advice and information that you’ll need to make the process easier. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask them, and please leave any comments or tips that might be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Lake County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Lake County Jail Inmate Locator has information about individuals who are in jail, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get info on anyone arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to find the information fast if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Lake County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Lake County Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

You must answer some simple questions, such as what is your full name, home address, birth date and contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will then be allowed to use the phone in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. This process takes anywhere between 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will get released. Also, it depends on if you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a judge must decide on the amount of bail to be set. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a release date, you should expect to be released in the morning.

Lake County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give information about each visitor to the Lake County Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into a Visiting log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Lake County Jail visitation procedures change often, so you should call the jail at (719) 486-1249 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Lake County Jail you have to be on their 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 phones at Lake County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the 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 under the age of 18 and is not related to 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 Lake County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Lake 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 Lake 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 Lake 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 access court records on the Lake County jail website or call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or you can check 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. They include a court case file that contains a docket sheet and all of the filings and documents filed in your court case. You can access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Lake County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of someone’s criminal background. These state databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from other states. You are able to go to the Lake County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for these crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail are always changing, so be sure to review the Lake County Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Lake 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 Lake County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (719) 486-1249 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 Lake County Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Lake County Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are much more costly than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: (719) 486-1249

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all inmate phone calls 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 Lake County Jail. The prices 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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