Bell County Jail

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The Bell County Jail is located at 210 Virginia Avenue in Pineville, KY and is a medium security county jail operated by the Bell County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you information about anything related to the Bell County Jail, like how to find an inmate at the Bell County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the information that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail less stressfull. If you have questions, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any feedback or comments that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Bell County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Bell County Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of individuals who have been arrested, including current status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get the same information for anyone who has been arrested or released within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information more quickly if you have the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Bell County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Bell County Jail includes each of these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first step is that you have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your legal name, street address, date of birth and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will allow you to make a telephone call in order to contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, if not you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail will take anywhere between 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will get let go. How quickly you get discharged can depend on if you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate must figure out your bail amount. For minor offenses, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a discharge date, plan to be released between 9am and noon.

Bell County Jail Visitation

Inmates have to give each visitor’s name to the Bell County Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will go in a Visiting log as an approved visitor. Each visitor must provide identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Bell County Jail can change, so you should call the facility at (606) 337-5507 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

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

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

No phones at Bell County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not approved.

If the 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, 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Bell County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Bell 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 Bell 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 Bell 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 might have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Bell County court website or you are able to call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Bell County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a court case file containing a docket sheet and all of the documents and filings filed in your case. You can access the court records online, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of people’s criminal background. These databases are linked together so you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You can go to courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will 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 crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail can change at any time, so be sure to double check the Bell County Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Bell 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 Bell County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (606) 337-5507 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 Bell County Jail store. You can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have money in their commissary 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 Bell County Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are a lot pricier than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on 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 might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: (606) 337-5507

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all of the phone calls that inmates make are split 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 Bell County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 state prisons and local 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 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 any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, 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 Bell County Jail, click the link below.

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