Scott City Police Jail

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The Scott City Police Jail is located at 301 Court Street in Scott City, KS and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Scott City Police Department.

This page tells you info about anything you might want to know about the Scott City Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Scott City Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Scott County court records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the advice and information that you’ll need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or feedback that might help other people in the same situation is welcome.

Scott City Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Scott City Police Jail Inmate List is an online list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and schedule for visitation. You can get info for anybody arrested and booked or released in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to locate the information more quickly if you’ve got their full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Scott City Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Scott City Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

First you will answer some simple questions, like your legal name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will let you make a telephone call to contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process will take anywhere from 15 minutes to many hours. So, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. It also will depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate must figure out how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, you should expect to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Scott City Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must give each visitor’s name to the Scott City Police Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will go into a log of visitors as an authorized visitor. Each and every visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Scott City Police Jail can change, so call the official Scott City Police Jail at 620-872-2133 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Scott City Police Jail you have to have your name on the inmate’s 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 mobile phones at Scott City Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If the visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not related to 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 Scott City Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Scott City 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 Scott City 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 Scott City 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 might have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check court records on the Scott County jail website or call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Scott County jail, by phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a case file that includes a docket and all documents and filings filed in the case. You can access your court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of people’s criminal background. These state databases are all linked so you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. Go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for driving under the influence (DUI), drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates at the Scott City Police Jail are always changing, so review the Scott City Police Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Scott City 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 Scott City Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 620-872-2133 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 Scott City Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Scott City Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are usually pricier than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone privileges could be reduced or totally denied.

The Scott City Police Jail phone number is: 620-872-2133

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 they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all of the 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 Scott City Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors will determine the cost of an inmate phone call: 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 finding 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on inmate phone calls. In some cases, 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 facility has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Scott City Police Jail, click the link below.

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