Canadian County Jail

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The Canadian County Jail is located at 208 West Rogers Street in El Reno, OK and is a medium security county jail operated by the Canadian County Sheriff’s Department.

This site tells you information about everything related to the Canadian County Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Canadian County court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give advice and information that you’ll need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask them, and any comments or tips that could be a benefit to others would be welcome.

Canadian County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Canadian County Jail Inmate List is a list of people who are in jail, including status, and times you can visit. You can also find information for anyone processed or released in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can locate their inmate information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Canadian County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Canadian 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, it will take a while to get processed.

First, you will have to answer some questions, like what is your full name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

They will allow you to use the phone so you can call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail may take from 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will be freed. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to decide on the bail amount. For minor charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a discharge date, plan to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Canadian County Jail Visitation

The inmate must give information about each visitor to the Canadian County Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered in the visitors log for the requesting inmate. Each visitor must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

The Canadian County Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so you should call the facility at (405) 422-3188 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Canadian County Jail you must first be on their approved visitation list.

Be sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at Canadian County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of 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 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 Canadian County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Canadian 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 Canadian 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 Canadian 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can access court records online or you are able to call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a case file containing a docket sheet and any filings and documents filed in the case. You can access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of someone’s criminal background. These databases are connected and you can track criminal histories from another state. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive 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 the following crimes, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates at the Canadian County Jail change frequently, so we suggest that you double check the Canadian County Jail site when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Canadian 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 Canadian County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (405) 422-3188 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 Canadian County Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products like 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 Canadian County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are generally more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or forbidden.

The Canadian County Jail phone number is: (405) 422-3188

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all 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 Canadian County 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 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 a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, 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 these cases, the jail has set their calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Canadian County Jail, click the link below.

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