Wartburg Police Jail

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The Wartburg Police Jail is located at 509 Court Street in Wartburg, TN and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Wartburg Police Department.

This page will tell you all the information about anything one might want to know about the Wartburg Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the info that you need to make going to jail easier. If you have a question, just ask it, and please leave any comments or tips that could be beneficial to others is welcome.

Wartburg Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Wartburg Police Jail Inmate Locator is a list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you can get the same information for anybody arrested and booked or released within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to get their arrest information quicker if you enter their first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Wartburg Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Wartburg Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

You will have to answer some simple questions, like what is your legal name, your address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

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

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process will take between 30 minutes to many hours. So, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you can get released from jail. Also, it can depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if the judge has to decide on how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the discharge date, plan to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Wartburg Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Wartburg Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitors will go in the log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Wartburg Police Jail are always changing, so make sure that you call the official Wartburg Police Jail at 423-346-7090 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

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

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

No cellphones are allowed at Wartburg Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not approved.

If a 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Wartburg Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Wartburg 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 Wartburg 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 Wartburg 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check the court records on the website or call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, 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 jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file that contains a docket sheet and all of the documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records on their website, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of someone’s criminal history. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal convictions from another state. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to people in jail could change, so you should visit the Wartburg Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Wartburg 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 Wartburg Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 423-346-7090 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 Wartburg Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

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, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Wartburg Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are a lot pricier than phone calls made at home. 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 must keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Wartburg Police Jail phone number is: 423-346-7090

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. 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 Wartburg Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to lower 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 a lot of money on calling your inmate. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility 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 Wartburg Police Jail, click the link below.

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