Butts County Jail

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The Butts County Jail is located at 835 Ernest Biles Drive in Jackson, GA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Butts County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you information about anything you might want to know about the Butts County Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Butts County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Butts County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer information and advice that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have questions, just ask them, and also any comments or feedback that would be beneficial to others would be appreciated.

Butts County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Butts County Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of individuals who have been arrested, including status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can find the same information about anyone arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information more quickly if you have your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Butts County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Butts County Jail is made up of each of 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.

The first step is that you must answer a bunch of questions, like your full name, your address, date of birth and contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to use the telephone so you can call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to wear your own clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged will take from 30 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you can get out of jail. Also, it depends on whether you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a magistrate needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a release date, you should plan to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Butts County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide each visitor’s full name to the Butts County Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be entered into the visitors log as an approved visitor. All visitors has to provide proof of identification. Any visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so make sure that you call the facility at (770) 775-8216 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Butts County Jail you must have your name on their approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Butts County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Persons on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Butts County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Butts 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 Butts 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 Butts 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the Butts County jail website or you can call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal past. These online databases are connected and you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to the Butts County Courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

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

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to people in jail is likely to change, so double check the Butts County Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Butts 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 Butts County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (770) 775-8216 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 Butts County Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably want to buy things from 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 trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products such as 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Butts County Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are typically more expensive than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: (770) 775-8216

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all of the inmate phone calls 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 Butts County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 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. 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 cases like this, the jail 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 Butts County Jail, click the link below.

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