Washington County Jail

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The Washington County Jail is located at 1155 West Clydesdale Drive in Fayetteville, AR and is a medium security county jail operated by the Union County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you information about anything a person needs to know about the Washington County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Washington County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer info that you need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have a question, feel free to ask them, and also any tips or comments that might be beneficial to others is welcome.

Washington County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Washington County Jail Inmate Roster has information about individuals who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can get the same information for anyone processed or released within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to get the information faster if you’ve got the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Washington County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Washington County Jail takes you through the following steps:

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

First, you will have to answer a bunch of questions, such as your legal name, street address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call so you can get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process may take anywhere from 10 minutes to many hours. In other words the faster you can pay your bail, the sooner you will get discharged. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a judge has to determine your bail amount. For minor charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, you should plan to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Washington County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Washington County Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will go in the visitors log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor is required to provide identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so it would be wise to call the official Washington County Jail at (479) 444-5830 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Washington County Jail you have to first have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Washington County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Washington County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant, you can check the arrest warrants online or you can call the court. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a case file containing a docket sheet and all documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access the court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal history. These databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. You can go to the Union County Courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates might change, so be sure to double check the Washington County Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Washington 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 Washington County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (479) 444-5830 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 Washington County Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want 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 products that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

All phone calls from the Washington County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are generally pricier than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates 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, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: (479) 444-5830

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make off of 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 Washington County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of 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 decrease your inmates phone charges is 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 a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t 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 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 Washington County Jail, click the link below.

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