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Highlands County Jail Information

Address

Highlands County Jail
338 South Orange Street
Sebring, FL 33870

Phone Number

Phone: (863) 402-7201

The Highlands County Jail is located at 338 South Orange Street in Sebring, FL and is a medium security county jail operated by the Highlands County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you info about anything a person needs to know about the Highlands County Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Highlands County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and everything else.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the advice and information that you need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask them, and any tips or comments that could help other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Highlands County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member, loved one, or friend that is locked up and need to find out where they are? Do you know somebody that’s been arrested and you want to find out where they are?

In order to search who is in jail at the Highlands County Jail you will need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Highlands County Jail Inmate List is a list of people who are in jail, including current status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to find info about anyone who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can find their arrest information quicker if you enter your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Highlands County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Highlands County Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer a bunch of questions, such as your full legal name, street address, birth date and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you use the telephone so you can talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged can take anywhere between 15 minutes to many hours. So, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether or not you have a cash bond or if the magistrate must decide on how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the date of your release, expect to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Highlands County Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to provide each visitor’s name to the Highlands County Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will go in the log as an Authorized visit. All visitors must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Highlands County Jail frequently change, so make sure that you call the facility at (863) 402-7201 before you go.

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 an inmate at the Highlands County Jail you have to be on this person’s visitation list.

Be 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 phones at Highlands County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. 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 they can 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 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 Highlands County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Highlands 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

Use this address when sending a letter to an inmate at Highlands County Jail:

Highlands County Jail
338 South Orange Street
Sebring, FL 33870

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Highlands County Jail
338 South Orange Street
Sebring, FL 33870

The inmate mail policy at the Highlands County Jail changes frequently, so we suggest that you review the official Highlands County Jail site when you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Highlands 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 Highlands 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 check the arrest warrants on the website or you can call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Highlands County jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. They include a court case file that includes a docket and any of the documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Highlands County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of someone’s criminal background. These databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from another state. Go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DUI, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates at the Highlands County Jail can change at any time, so we suggest that you double check the Highlands County Jail site before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Highlands 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 Highlands County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (863) 402-7201 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 Highlands County Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy 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

All phone calls from the Highlands County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are generally more costly than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges could be reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Highlands County Jail phone number is: (863) 402-7201

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make from all phone calls that inmates make 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 Highlands 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to lower your inmates phone charges can be 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 calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their phone rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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