Perry County Jail

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The Perry County Jail is located at 582 Bethel Road in Linden, TN and is a medium security county jail operated by the Perry County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide will tell you info about anything you might need to know about the Perry County Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information and records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to offer advice and information that you’ll need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask them, and also any comments or tips that might be beneficial to others will be appreciated.

Perry County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Perry County Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people currently in custody, including custody status, and times you can visit. You can also find information about anybody arrested and processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information faster if you enter your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Perry County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Perry County Jail includes these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you will answer some questions, such as what is your full legal name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will allow you to use the telephone in order to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. The discharge process takes anywhere between 15 minutes to many hours. So, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will be freed. It also can depend on whether you’ve got a cash bond or if the magistrate has to figure out your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and know the release date, plan to get released that morning.

Perry County Jail Visitation

The inmate have to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Perry County Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will go in the visitation log for the requesting inmate. Each visitor will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so make sure that you call the jail at (931) 589-8803 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Perry County Jail you must have your name on their visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Perry County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not going to be 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 the 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Perry County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Perry 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 Perry 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 Perry 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 access court records on the Perry County jail website or you are able to call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a case file containing a court docket and all of the filings and 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 where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of people’s criminal past. These online databases are connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to courthouse and check in person, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DUI, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to Perry County Jail inmates are always changing, so be sure to review the Perry County Jail website before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Perry 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 Perry County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (931) 589-8803 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 Perry County Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

All phone calls from the Perry County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are usually pricier than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone calls could be reduced or eliminated completely.

The Perry County Jail phone number is: (931) 589-8803

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits 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 Perry County Jail. The rates 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 finding out how to decrease 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 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 any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison has set their phone call rates in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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