Evans County Jail’S Department

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The Evans County Jail’S Department is located at 123 West Main Street # D in Claxton, GA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Evans County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you info about everything you might want to know about the Evans County Jail’S Department, like how to find an inmate at the Evans County Jail’S Department, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Evans County court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

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

Evans County Jail’S Department Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Evans County Jail’S Department Inmate Roster is a list of people who have been arrested, which includes current status, and schedule for visitation. You can also find info about anyone arrested and booked or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get their arrest information quicker if you have the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Evans County Jail’S Department Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Evans County Jail’S Department includes these steps:

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

First you will have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your full name, address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

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

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail can take anywhere between 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will be freed. Also, it will depend on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if the judge still needs to decide on 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 get to the end of your sentence and have a release date, you should expect to be discharged that morning.

Evans County Jail’S Department Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Evans County Jail’S Department before anyone can visit them. This information will go in the visitors log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

Visitation procedures change often, so we suggest that you call the official Evans County Jail’S Department at (912) 739-1222 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Evans County Jail’S Department you must first be added to this person’s visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license with you to visitation because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones at Evans County Jail’S Department, 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 prior to a visit. Usually is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 younger than 18 years of age and is not related to the inmate, the minor 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 Evans County Jail’S Department. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Evans County Jail’S Department 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 Evans County Jail’S Department. 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 Evans County Jail’S Department 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 check the court records online or you are able to call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Evans County jail, either by phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a case file that includes a court docket and any of the documents and filings filed in your court case. You can access court records online, or at the Evans County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of people’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from any other state. Go to the Evans County Courthouse and check in person, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for the following crimes, drug offenses, 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 Evans County Jail’S Department inmates is likely to change, so review the Evans County Jail’S Department site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Evans County Jail’S Department

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 Evans County Jail’S Department uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (912) 739-1222 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 Evans County Jail’S Department store. You can buy a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

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 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

All phone calls from the Evans County Jail’S Department are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are typically more expensive than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls may be limited or cut altogether.

Phone Number: (912) 739-1222

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 Evans County Jail’S Department. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Evans County Jail’S Department, click the link below.

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