Sandusky County Jail

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The Sandusky County Jail is located at 2323 Countryside Drive in Fremont, OH and is a medium security county jail operated by the Sandusky County Sheriff’s Department.

This site tells you information about everything related to the Sandusky County Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to offer advice and information that you need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, just ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or tips that could be a benefit to others is appreciated.

Sandusky County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Sandusky County Jail Inmate Search is a roster of people who have been arrested, including current status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to find information for anyone arrested and processed or released in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find their arrest information more quickly if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Sandusky County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Sandusky County Jail includes these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, it will take a while to get processed.

The first step is that you must answer some basic questions, like your legal name, your address, birth date and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will allow you to use the telephone 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 keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process will take between 10 minutes to many hours. So, the quicker bail is posted, the faster you can get out of jail. It also depends on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a judge still needs to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and know the discharge date, you should expect to get discharged in the morning.

Sandusky County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Sandusky County Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitors will be entered into a log of approved visitors as an authorized visitor. Each visitor will have to provide identification. Visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be able to attend visitation.

The Sandusky County Jail visitation procedures can change, so we suggest that you call the official Sandusky County Jail at (419) 332-2613 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Sandusky County Jail you have to be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

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

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

If the 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Sandusky County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Sandusky 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 Sandusky 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 Sandusky 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the website or you are able to call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the documents filed in your case. You are able to access court records on their website, or at the Sandusky County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of a person’s criminal past. These state databases are all linked so you can track criminal histories from any other state. You are able to go to the Sandusky County Courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for crimes, which include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to someone in jail at the Sandusky County Jail could change, so be sure to check the Sandusky County Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Sandusky 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 Sandusky County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (419) 332-2613 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 Sandusky County Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear 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 items that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Sandusky County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are much pricier than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates must 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, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: (419) 332-2613

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits 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 Sandusky 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 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 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 inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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