Macon County Jail

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The Macon County Jail is located at 101 West Sheridan Street in Macon, MO and is a medium security county jail operated by the Macon County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you information about anything a person needs to know about the Macon County Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer information and tips that you need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have a question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any feedback or comments that could be beneficial to others would be much appreciated.

Macon County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Macon County Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, including status, and visiting hours. You can also get information about anyone processed or discharged within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to get their arrest information faster if you enter the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Macon County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

You will have to answer some simple questions, like what is your legal name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, You will 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.

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

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process may take from 15 minutes to all day long. In other words the faster you can post bail, the sooner you will be released. Also, it can depend on if you’ve got a bond amount or if a judge must determine the bail amount. For a minor offense, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a discharge date, plan to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Macon County Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Macon County Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be put in a log of visitors for the inmate. Each and every visitor will be required to provide identification. Visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will be turned away.

The Macon County Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you call the jail at (660) 385-2062 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Macon County Jail you must first be added to this person’s 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.

No mobile phones at Macon County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the 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 a visitor is under the age of 18 and is not related to 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 Macon County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Macon 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 Macon 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 Macon 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 access arrest warrants on the website or call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. 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 have a first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Macon County jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a case file containing a docket and all documents filed in your case. You can access the court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Macon County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal history. These online databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. You can go to the Macon County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for DUI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to someone in jail at the Macon County Jail could change, so be sure to check the Macon County Jail website before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Macon 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 Macon County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (660) 385-2062 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 Macon County Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products including 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 Macon County Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are usually pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and 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 are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone calls could be reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: (660) 385-2062

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of 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 Macon County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things 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 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where 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 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 Macon County Jail, click the link below.

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