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Gulf County Jail Information

Address

Gulf County Jail
1000 Cecil G. Costin Sr. Boulevard
Port St Joe, FL 32456

Phone Number

Phone: (850) 227-1115

The Gulf County Jail is located at 1000 Cecil G. Costin Sr. Boulevard in Port St Joe, FL and is a medium security county jail operated by the Gulf County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you information about everything one might want to know about the Gulf County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and lots more.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer info you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have questions, just ask it, and any tips or comments that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Gulf County Jail Inmate Search

Do you know someone in jail and need to find them? Do you know somebody that’s been arrested and you want to find out what jail they’re in?

In order to find out who’s in jail at the Gulf County Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Gulf County Jail Inmate Roster is an online list of individuals who have been arrested, including status, and schedule for visitation. You can also find info about anybody arrested and booked or released within the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find their inmate information fast if you have their name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Gulf County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Gulf County Jail takes you through these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer some questions, such as your legal name, your address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

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

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process will take anywhere between 15 minutes to all day. In other words the faster bail is posted, the faster you will get let go. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether you have a cash bond amount or if the magistrate needs to decide on your bail amount. For minor charges, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a discharge date, plan to get released that morning.

Gulf County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Gulf County Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will be put into the visitors log as an approved visitor. Every visitor will have to provide identification. Any visitors showing up late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so you should call the official Gulf County Jail at (850) 227-1115 before you try to go to visitation.

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

Before you can visit someone at the Gulf County Jail you must be added to their approved visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Gulf County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Gulf County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Gulf 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 Gulf County Jail is:

Gulf County Jail
1000 Cecil G. Costin Sr. Boulevard
Port St Joe, FL 32456

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Gulf County Jail
1000 Cecil G. Costin Sr. Boulevard
Port St Joe, FL 32456

The mail policy at the Gulf County Jail changes often, so you should check the 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 Gulf 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 Gulf 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 an outstanding warrant, you can check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Gulf County jail website or call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file containing a court docket and all documents filed in your court case. You are able to access your court records on the website, or at the Gulf County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of people’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal convictions from another state. You are able to go to the Gulf County Courthouse and inquire, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DUI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Gulf County Jail jail inmates could change, so be sure to review the Gulf County Jail website when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Gulf 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 Gulf County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (850) 227-1115 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 Gulf County Jail store. Inmates can purchase 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 get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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

The only phone calls that Gulf County Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are much more expensive than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but inmates should 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, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or cut altogether.

The Gulf County Jail phone number is: (850) 227-1115

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all 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 Gulf County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of 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 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 is an expert in keeping up 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. 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 jail 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 Gulf County Jail, click the link below.

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