Osage County Jail

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The Osage County Jail is located at 702 Ash Street in Lyndon, KS and is a medium security county jail operated by the Osage County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you information about everything one might want to know about the Osage County Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Osage County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you advice and information you need to make the process a lot easier. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask them, and any feedback or comments that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Osage County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Osage County Jail Inmate Locator is a list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also find info about anyone who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to find their inmate information fast if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Osage County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Osage County Jail is made up of each of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

You will have to answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your full legal name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will let you use the telephone so you can contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. This process can take anywhere between 10 minutes to all day. In other words the quicker you post bail, the faster you will be released. It also might depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a magistrate has to figure out how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a release date, you should plan to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Osage County Jail Visitation

The inmate need to give each visitor’s full name to the Osage County Jail before you can visit. This information will go into a log of visitors as an authorized visitor. Every visitor has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone showing up late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

The Osage County Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so call the official Osage County Jail at (785) 828-4991 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Osage County Jail you have to first be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

Be sure to take 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 mobile phones are allowed at Osage County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone under must obtain 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 a family member of 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 Osage County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Osage 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 Osage 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 Osage 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 court records on the Osage County jail website or call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. You should be clear 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, and their arrest date, contact the Osage County jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are in the public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the filings and documents filed in your court case. You can access court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of someone’s criminal background. These databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal histories from another state. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for these crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Osage County Jail jail inmates change frequently, so we suggest that you check the Osage County Jail website before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Osage 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 Osage County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (785) 828-4991 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 Osage County Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, such as 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 a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

All phone calls from the Osage County Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are usually more costly than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: (785) 828-4991

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make off of all 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 Osage County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different 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 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 significantly on calling 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 jail has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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