Hamilton County Jail

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The Hamilton County Jail is located at 18100 Cumberland Road in Noblesville, IN and is a medium security county jail operated by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you all the information about anything a person needs to know about the Hamilton County Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Hamilton County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give information and advice that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it, and any comments or feedback that would be beneficial to others is much appreciated.

Hamilton County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Hamilton County Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes status, and visiting hours. You can find information for anybody booked or discharged within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to find their arrest information more quickly if you have the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Hamilton County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Hamilton County Jail includes each of the following steps:

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

First you will answer some basic questions, such as what is your full legal name, home address, birthdate and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will be allowed to use the telephone so you can get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be discharged from jail. This process will take anywhere from 15 minutes to many hours. In other words the faster you can post bail, the faster you will be freed. Also, it might depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a release date, plan to be released in the morning.

Hamilton County Jail Visitation

The inmate must give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Hamilton County Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered in the visitors log as an authorized visitor. Each visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies can change, so we suggest that you call the facility at (317) 776-9800 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Hamilton County Jail you must first have your name on their approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones are allowed at Hamilton County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to 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 of age and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor 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 Hamilton County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the Hamilton County court website or you are able to call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Hamilton County jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a court case file containing a court docket and any documents filed in the case. You are able to access the court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from other states. Go to courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you can get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for these crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to inmates at the Hamilton County Jail are always changing, so we suggest that you review the Hamilton County Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Hamilton 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 Hamilton County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (317) 776-9800 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 Hamilton County Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their trust 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

All phone calls from the Hamilton County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are a lot more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: (317) 776-9800

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits 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 Hamilton County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 learning 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 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 jail or prison has set their phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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