Mcnairy County Jail

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The Mcnairy County Jail is located at 300 Industrial Park Drive in Selmer, TN and is a medium security county jail operated by the Mcnairy County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you all the information about everything one might want to know about the Mcnairy County Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the info that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it, and any comments or feedback that could help other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Mcnairy County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Mcnairy County Jail Inmate Search has information about people currently in custody, which includes current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also find the same information about anybody arrested and booked or released within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information faster if you enter their first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Mcnairy County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

You will have to answer a number of questions, like what is your full legal name, home address, birth date and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will allow you to make a telephone call to talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to wear your street clothes, if not you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged can take anywhere between 10 minutes to all day. In other words the faster you post bail, the quicker you will be released. It also will depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if a judge needs to figure out how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a date of your release, you should expect to get released between 9am and noon.

Mcnairy County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Mcnairy County Jail before you can visit. This information will go into the visitation log as an approved visitor. Each visitor must provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone showing up late or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies can change, so you should call the jail at (731) 645-1015 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Mcnairy County Jail you must first be added to their approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring 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 mobile phones at Mcnairy County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 younger than 18 years old 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Mcnairy County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Mcnairy 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 Mcnairy 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 Mcnairy 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 check court records on the Mcnairy County court website or call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. You should know that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the Mcnairy County jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a court case file that contains a court docket and any of the documents filed in your case. You are able to access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of someone’s criminal history. These online databases are linked together and you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You are able to go to the Mcnairy County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay 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 these crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to Mcnairy County Jail jail inmates change frequently, so it would be best to visit the Mcnairy County Jail website when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Mcnairy 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 Mcnairy County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (731) 645-1015 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 Mcnairy County Jail store. You can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products 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

The only phone calls that Mcnairy County Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are usually pricier than phone calls made at home. 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 bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, phone privileges might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Mcnairy County Jail phone number is: (731) 645-1015

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from all of the 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 Mcnairy County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of 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 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 significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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