Knott County Jail

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The Knott County Jail is located at 30 Justice Center Drive in Hindman, KY and is a medium security county jail operated by the Knott County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you information about everything you might need to know about the Knott County Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Knott County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Knott County court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give advice and information you need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or tips that might help other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Knott County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Knott County Jail Inmate Lookup has information about individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes current status, and schedule for visitation. You can also get the same information about anyone who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You can get their arrest information fast if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Knott County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

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

You will get to make a telephone call in order to talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. This process will take anywhere from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond or if the magistrate needs to figure out the bail amount. For a minor offense, 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, expect to get released in the morning.

Knott County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to give each visitor’s name to the Knott County Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be put in the visitation log for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors will have to provide proof of identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Knott County Jail frequently change, so call the facility at (606) 785-9895 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Knott County Jail you have to first be added to their visitation list.

Be 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.

No cellphones at Knott County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If the 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Knott County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Knott 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 Knott 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 Knott 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the court records on the Knott County jail 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 ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Knott County jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is in the public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file that contains a docket and all of the documents filed in your court case. You can access the court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal past. These state databases are connected so you can track criminal histories from any other state. Go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to Knott County Jail inmates might change, so visit the Knott County Jail website when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Knott 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 Knott County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (606) 785-9895 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 Knott County Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need to buy things from 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 money in their 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 Knott County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are a lot more expensive than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or forbidden completely.

The Knott County Jail phone number is: (606) 785-9895

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of 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 Knott 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 how much an inmate phone call will cost: 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 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 significantly on inmate phone calls. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility 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 Knott County Jail, click the link below.

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