Davidson County – Justice Center

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The Davidson County – Justice Center is located at 448 Second Avenue North in Nashville, TN and is a medium security county jail operated by the Davidson County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you all the information about anything you might want to know about the Davidson County – Justice Center, such as how to find an inmate at the Davidson County – Justice Center, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much much more.

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8. What is Inmate Commissary?
9. How to Send Money to an Inmate at Davidson County – Justice Center
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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer information and tips that you need to make going to jail a lot easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any feedback or comments that might be a benefit to others is much appreciated.

Davidson County – Justice Center Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Davidson County – Justice Center Inmate Search is an online list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also find information about anyone processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate the information faster if you’ve got their name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Davidson County – Justice Center Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Davidson County – Justice Center takes you through these steps:

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

First you will answer some simple questions, like what is your full legal name, street address, birthdate and contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

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

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail can take anywhere from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the faster you post bail, the quicker you will get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to determine your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and are given a release date, you should expect to be released that morning.

Davidson County – Justice Center Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide each visitor’s name to the Davidson County – Justice Center before you can visit. This information will go into the visitors log as an Authorized visit. Every visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone arriving late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures change often, so make sure that you call the facility at (615) 862-8123 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Davidson County – Justice Center you have to first be on their approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Davidson County – Justice Center, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Davidson County – Justice Center. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Davidson County – Justice Center 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 Davidson County – Justice Center. 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 Davidson County – Justice Center 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 find out by checking the court records on the Davidson County jail website or call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a case file that contains a docket and all filings and documents filed in the case. You are able to access the court records on the website, or at the Davidson County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

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

A criminal history search you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for these crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates change frequently, so we suggest that you check the Davidson County – Justice Center site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Davidson County – Justice Center

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 Davidson County – Justice Center uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (615) 862-8123 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 Davidson County – Justice Center store. An inmate can purchase different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their trust account. These products 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 Davidson County – Justice Center are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are usually more expensive than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: (615) 862-8123

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 they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make off of 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 Davidson County – Justice Center. 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring out how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where 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 jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Davidson County – Justice Center, click the link below.

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