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Okfuskee County Jail Information

Address

Okfuskee County Jail
209 North 3rd Street
Okemah, OK 74859

Phone Number

Phone Number: (918) 623-1122

The Okfuskee County Jail is located at 209 North 3rd Street in Okemah, OK and is a medium security county jail operated by the Okfuskee County Sheriff’s Department.

This site tells you info about anything you might want to know about the Okfuskee County Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Okfuskee County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find your court records, and more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give you information and tips that you’ll need to make the process a lot easier. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it, and any feedback or comments that could be a benefit to others will be welcome.

Okfuskee County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member, loved one, or friend that is incarcerated and want to contact them? Do you know a friend or family member that’s been arrested and you don’t know how to find out what jail they’re in?

To search who’s in jail at the Okfuskee County Jail you will need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Okfuskee County Jail Inmate Locator is a list of people currently in custody, including current status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find information for anybody arrested and processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information faster if you have your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Okfuskee County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Okfuskee County Jail includes these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

First, you will answer a number of questions, such as what is your legal name, address, date of birth and a 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 be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

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

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take between 10 minutes to all day. So, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will get discharged. How quickly you get discharged will depend on if you have a cash bond or if the magistrate needs to decide on how much your bail will be. For minor charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a date of your release, you should plan to be released between 9am and noon.

Okfuskee County Jail Visitation

Inmates have to list each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Okfuskee County Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into the log for the inmate. All visitors has to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Okfuskee County Jail change often, so it would be wise to call the official Okfuskee County Jail at (918) 623-1122 before you go to the jail to visit.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Okfuskee County Jail you must have your name on their approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Okfuskee County Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. 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 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, 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 Okfuskee County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Okfuskee 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.

Mailing Address

The mailing address for the Okfuskee County Jail is:

Okfuskee County Jail
209 North 3rd Street
Okemah, OK 74859

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Okfuskee County Jail
209 North 3rd Street
Okemah, OK 74859

The mail policy at the Okfuskee County Jail changes frequently, so it would be best to visit the the Okfuskee County Jail website before you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Okfuskee 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 Okfuskee 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 the arrest warrants inquiry on the Okfuskee County jail website or 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 one of the officers. 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, and their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a case file that contains a docket and all of the filings and documents filed in your court case. You can access court records on their website, or at the Okfuskee County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal past. These state databases are linked together so you can track criminal histories from any other state. Go to the Okfuskee County Courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug crimes, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to Okfuskee County Jail jail inmates change frequently, so double check the Okfuskee County Jail website before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Okfuskee 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 Okfuskee County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (918) 623-1122 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 inmateâ€™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 Okfuskee County Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want 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 enough money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Okfuskee 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 outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or totally denied.

The Okfuskee County Jail phone number is: (918) 623-1122

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every 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 off of all of the inmate phone calls 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 Okfuskee County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 state prisons and local jails learning 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 a lot of money 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 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 Okfuskee County Jail, click the link below.

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