Oneida County Jail

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The Oneida County Jail is located at 6075 Judd Road in Oriskany, NY and is a medium security county jail operated by the Oneida County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you all the information about anything one might want to know about the Oneida County Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Oneida County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information and advice that you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and please leave any comments or feedback that could be beneficial to others will be welcome.

Oneida County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Oneida County Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes status, and visiting hours. You can get the same information about anyone arrested and booked or released in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate their arrest information fast if you’ve got their full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Oneida County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Oneida County Jail is made up of the following steps:

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

The first step is that you will answer some simple questions, such as what is your full legal name, address, date of birth and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

You will get to use the phone so you can call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process will take from 15 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the faster bail is posted, the sooner you will be freed. It also depends on whether or not you have a cash bond amount or if the judge has to figure out your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the discharge date, plan to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Oneida County Jail Visitation

The inmate have to give information about each visitor to the Oneida County Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will go into the visitors log as an approved visitor. All visitors will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures change often, so it would be wise to call the official Oneida County Jail at (315) 765-2242 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Oneida County Jail you have to be added to their visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones are allowed at Oneida County Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Oneida County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Oneida 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 Oneida 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 Oneida 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 are able to check the arrest warrants on the Oneida County jail website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is in the public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file that includes a docket and any of the documents and filings filed in your court case. You are able to access your court records on the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These online databases are all connected so you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You are able to go to the Oneida County Courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail at the Oneida County Jail could change, so it would be best to check the Oneida County Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Oneida 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 Oneida County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (315) 765-2242 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 Oneida County Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Oneida County Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are generally more expensive than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules, phone privileges could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: (315) 765-2242

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits 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 Oneida County Jail. The rates 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 lower 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 a lot of money on calling 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 cases like this, the jail has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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