Mono County Jail

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The Mono County Jail is located at 25 Emigrant Street in Bridgeport, CA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Mono County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you all the information about anything you might need to know about the Mono County Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give information and advice that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a question, please feel free to ask them, and also any comments or feedback that would be beneficial to others will be appreciated.

Mono County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Mono County Jail Inmate List is an online list of people currently in custody, which includes status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can get the same information for anyone processed or released within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate the information more quickly if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Mono County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Mono County Jail takes you through 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.

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

You will then be allowed to use the telephone to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. The discharge process may take anywhere between 30 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the faster you will get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether or not you have a cash bond amount or if a judge must determine how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a date of your release, plan to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Mono County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list each visitor’s full name to the Mono County Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will go into the log as an approved visitor. All visitors is required to provide identification. Anyone showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Visitation procedures change often, so we suggest that you call the jail at (760) 932-7549 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Mono County Jail you must be on their approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Mono County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anybody under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 old 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 Mono County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Mono 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 Mono 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 Mono 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 check the court records on the website or call the court. 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. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a court case file that includes a court docket and all of the documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to county courthouse and check in person, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates change frequently, so we suggest that you double check the Mono County Jail website before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Mono 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 Mono County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (760) 932-7549 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 Mono County Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have money in their trust account. These items 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 Mono County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are a lot more costly than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone privileges may be limited or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: (760) 932-7549

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits 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 Mono County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 figuring out 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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