Gatlinburg Police Jail

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The Gatlinburg Police Jail is located at 1230 East Parkway in Gatlinburg, TN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Gatlinburg Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything you might want to know about the Gatlinburg Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Gatlinburg Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the information and advice you need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and please leave any tips or comments that would help others is much appreciated.

Gatlinburg Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Gatlinburg Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and times you can visit. You can also find the same information about anybody arrested and booked or released in the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get the information quicker if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Gatlinburg Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Gatlinburg Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

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

You will answer some basic questions, like your full legal name, address, birthdate and contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

They will allow you to make a telephone call so you can call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process may take from 15 minutes to many hours. In other words the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged can depend on if you have a bond amount or if a magistrate has to figure out your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a release date, plan to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Gatlinburg Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list each visitor’s full name to the Gatlinburg Police Jail before you can visit. This information will be entered in the log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor will have to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so it would be wise to call the facility at 865-436-5181 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Gatlinburg Police Jail you have to first be on their approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones are allowed at Gatlinburg Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If a 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 the 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 Gatlinburg Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Gatlinburg Police 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 Gatlinburg Police 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 Gatlinburg Police 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, you can access arrest warrants inquiry on the Sevier County court website or you can call the court. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. 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 possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. Arrest records are in the public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a court case file that contains a docket sheet and any of the documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access the court records on the website, or at the Sevier County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of a person’s criminal background. These online databases are linked together so you can track criminal convictions from other states. You are able to go to the Sevier County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Gatlinburg Police Jail inmates might change, so it would be best to review the Gatlinburg Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Gatlinburg Police 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 Gatlinburg Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 865-436-5181 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 Gatlinburg Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have money in their 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

All phone calls from the Gatlinburg Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are a lot more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges may be limited or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 865-436-5181

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of all inmate phone calls 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 Gatlinburg Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is 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 calling 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 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 Gatlinburg Police Jail, click the link below.

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