Madison County Jail

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The Madison County Jail is located at 1313 North Main Street # 9 in Madison, NE and is a medium security county jail operated by the Madison County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything related to the Madison County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Madison County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information and records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you information you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or feedback that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Madison County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Madison County Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to get the same information for anyone arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to find their inmate information quicker if you’ve got the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Madison County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Madison County Jail includes these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

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

They will let you make a telephone call in order to call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get released from jail. This process can take anywhere between 15 minutes to all day long. In other words the quicker you post bail, the sooner you can get released from jail. Also, it depends on whether you have a cash bond amount or if a judge has to determine how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the release date, you should expect to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Madison County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Madison County Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be entered in a Visiting log for the inmate. Each and every visitor is required to provide identification. Any visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so we suggest that you call the official Madison County Jail at (402) 454-2110 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Madison County Jail you have to have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Madison County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they must 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, 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 Madison County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Madison 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 Madison 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 Madison 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, you can check the court records on the Madison County court website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Madison County jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file containing a docket and any of the filings and documents filed in the case. You can access the court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of someone’s criminal history. These state databases are connected and you can track criminal histories from any other state. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for crimes, which include, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Madison County Jail jail inmates could change, so it would be best to review the Madison County Jail website before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Madison 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 Madison County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (402) 454-2110 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 Madison County Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely want 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 products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Madison County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are generally 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 bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules, an inmate’s phone privileges could be reduced or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: (402) 454-2110

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The money 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 Madison 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 lower 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 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 prisons or jails 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 Madison County Jail, click the link below.

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