Obion County Jail

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The Obion County Jail is located at 1 Law Lane in Union City, TN and is a medium security county jail operated by the Obion County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you information about everything a person needs to know about the Obion County Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Obion County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you information and tips that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it, and also any tips or comments that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Obion County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Obion County Jail Inmate Lookup has information about people who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to find info for anyone processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information quicker if you have their full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Obion County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Obion County Jail takes you through each of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you must answer some simple questions, such as your full name, street address, birthdate and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will let you make a telephone call in order to call family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged takes from 30 minutes to all day long. So, the faster you can pay your bail, the faster you will get discharged. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if a judge has to figure out your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the discharge date, you should expect to be discharged in the morning.

Obion County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Obion County Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will go in the visitors log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will be turned away.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so call the jail at (731) 885-0277 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

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

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Obion County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Persons currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to 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 younger than 18 years of age 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Obion County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Obion 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 Obion 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 Obion 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the Obion County jail website or you are able to call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Obion County jail, by phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file that contains a court docket and all of the filings and documents filed in your case. You can access your court records on their website, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of a person’s criminal past. These state databases are all linked and you can track criminal histories from any other state. You can go to the Obion County Courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and if the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail can change at any time, so visit the Obion County Jail site before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Obion 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 Obion County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (731) 885-0277 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 Obion County Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have money in their commissary account. These products 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Obion County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Calls made in jail are usually more costly than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but you 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, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or cut altogether.

Phone Number: (731) 885-0277

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all of the 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 Obion County Jail. The prices 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 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 won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail 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 Obion County Jail, click the link below.

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