Garfield County Jail

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The Garfield County Jail is located at 375 North 700 West in Panguitch, UT and is a medium security county jail operated by the Garfield County Sheriff’s Department.

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

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give information that you need to make getting locked up easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask them, and also any comments or tips that could help other people in the same situation is welcome.

Garfield County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Garfield County Jail Inmate Search is a list of individuals who are in jail, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can find the same information on anybody arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get their arrest information faster if you have your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Garfield County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First, you will have to answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your full name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will be allowed to make a phone call so you can get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process will take between 30 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will get discharged. It also can depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if a judge has to determine the bail amount. For minor charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the release date, you should plan to be discharged in the morning.

Garfield County Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to give each visitor’s full name to the Garfield County Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will be entered into the log for the requesting inmate. Each visitor must provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Garfield County Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you call the facility at (435) 676-2678 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Garfield County Jail you must have your name on their visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Garfield County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 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 magazines to an inmate at the Garfield County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Garfield 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 Garfield 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 Garfield 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, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s 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 name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Garfield County jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a court case file containing a court docket and any of the filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access court records via the internet, or at the Garfield 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 history. These state databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to people in jail can change at any time, so be sure to visit the Garfield County Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Garfield 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 Garfield County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (435) 676-2678 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 Garfield County Jail store. You can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Garfield County Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: (435) 676-2678

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 Garfield County Jail. 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 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 finding out how to lower 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 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 in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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