Crawford County Jail

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The Crawford County Jail is located at 212 Third Street in Steelville, MO and is a medium security county jail operated by the Crawford County Sheriff’s Department.

This site tells you info about everything you might want to know about the Crawford County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Crawford County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Crawford County court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give information that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask them, and also any feedback or comments that might be a benefit to others will be welcome.

Crawford County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Crawford County Jail Inmate List has information about people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find info on anybody arrested and booked or released in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find the information quicker if you enter your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Crawford County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Crawford County Jail includes these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first step is that you will have to answer a bunch of questions, such as your full legal name, street address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will allow you to use the phone so you can contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process will take from 10 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the quicker you will get released. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether or not you have a bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to decide on your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and have a release date, you should plan to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Crawford County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Crawford County Jail before you can visit. This information will be put in the log for the inmate. Each and every visitor has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Crawford County Jail can change, so call the official Crawford County Jail at (573) 775-2125 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Crawford County Jail you must be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Crawford County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 a visitor is under the age of 18 and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Crawford County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Crawford 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 Crawford 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 Crawford 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 access arrest warrants inquiry online or call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Crawford County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or look online. Arrest records 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. These records include a case file that includes a docket and all of the documents filed in the court case. You are able to access your court records on the website, or at the Crawford County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of someone’s criminal history. These online databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from other states. Go to the Crawford County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for crimes, which include, drug offenses, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates could change, so double check the Crawford County Jail website when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Crawford 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 Crawford County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (573) 775-2125 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 Crawford County Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Crawford County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are much more costly than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone calls may be limited or totally denied.

Phone Number: (573) 775-2125

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make from all 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 Crawford County Jail. The prices 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 figuring out how to lower 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 inmate phone calls. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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