Dundy County Jail

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The Dundy County Jail is located at 701 Chief Street in Benkelman, NE and is a medium security county jail operated by the Dundy County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you information about everything you might want to know about the Dundy County Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Dundy County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information and records, and much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer information and advice you need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it, and please leave any comments or feedback that would be a benefit to others would be much appreciated.

Dundy County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Dundy County Jail Inmate Search is a roster of people currently in custody, including current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can get the same information for anyone arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to find the information quicker if you enter the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Dundy County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Dundy County Jail is made up of each of these steps:

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

The first step is that you have to answer some questions, like your full legal name, street address, birthdate and contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to use the phone so you can call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged will take anywhere between 15 minutes to quite a few hours. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether or not you’ve got a bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to figure out your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a date of your release, plan to be discharged that morning.

Dundy County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give each visitor’s full name to the Dundy County Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will be put into a log of visitors as an authorized visitor. Each visitor has to provide proof of identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so you should call the official Dundy County Jail at (308) 423-2393 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Dundy County Jail you have to be added to their visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Dundy County Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Dundy County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Dundy 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 Dundy 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 Dundy 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry online or you can call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Dundy County jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a court case file containing a court docket and any of the documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access your court records via the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of a person’s criminal history. These databases are all linked and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to courthouse and check in person, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), 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 funds to Dundy County Jail jail inmates change frequently, so we suggest that you visit the Dundy County Jail website before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Dundy 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 Dundy County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (308) 423-2393 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 Dundy County Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have 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 Dundy County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are much more costly than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates 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 privileges may be limited or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: (308) 423-2393

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 profits from 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 Dundy 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 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 learning how to lower your inmates phone charges is 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 a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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