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Douglas County Jail Information

Address

Douglas County Jail
209 Southeast 2nd Avenue
Ava, MO 65608

Phone Number

Phone Number: (417) 683-1020

The Douglas County Jail is located at 209 Southeast 2nd Avenue in Ava, MO and is a medium security county jail operated by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you info about everything related to the Douglas County Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Douglas County court records, and much, much more.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information and tips that you need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and also any comments or feedback that could be beneficial to others will be welcome.

Douglas County Jail Inmate Search

Do you know someone that is in jail and need to contact them? Do you know a family member or friend that has been arrested and you need to locate them?

In order to find out who is in jail at the Douglas County Jail you should use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Douglas County Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get the same information on anybody booked or released in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to locate their inmate information faster if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Douglas County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Douglas County Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you will answer a bunch of questions, such as your full legal name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call to contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged will take anywhere between 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will be freed. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if the judge has to determine how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and are given a date of your release, you should expect to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Douglas County Jail Visitation

Inmates must list each visitor’s full name to the Douglas County Jail before you can visit. Your visitors will be put into the visitation log as an authorized visitor. Each visitor must provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so we suggest that you call the jail at (417) 683-1020 before you visit an inmate.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Douglas County Jail you must be added to their visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones at Douglas County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Anyone 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 will have to 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 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Douglas County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Douglas 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.

Mailing Address

The address that you should use if you are sending a letter to an inmate at the Douglas County Jail is:

Douglas County Jail
209 Southeast 2nd Avenue
Ava, MO 65608

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Douglas County Jail
209 Southeast 2nd Avenue
Ava, MO 65608

The inmate mail policy at the Douglas County Jail changes often, so we suggest that you visit the official Douglas County Jail site when you send a letter to an inmate.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Douglas 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 Douglas 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 online or call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Douglas County jail, on the phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the filings and documents filed in the court case. You are able to access the court records on their website, or at the Douglas County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These state databases are all connected and you can track criminal histories from any other state. Go to county courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail can change at any time, so visit the Douglas County Jail website when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Douglas 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 Douglas County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (417) 683-1020 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 inmateâ€™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 Douglas County Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, like 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 an assortment of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have enough 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

All phone calls from the Douglas County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or cut altogether.

The Douglas County Jail phone number is: (417) 683-1020

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make off of all inmate phone calls are shared 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 Douglas County Jail. The rates 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 can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s calling 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 will not 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 calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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