Scott County Jail

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The Scott County Jail is located at 35 East Market Street in Winchester, IL and is a medium security county jail operated by the Scott County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you all the information about anything you might need to know about the Scott County Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, how to find Scott County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information you need to make the process less stressfull. If you have questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or feedback that could be beneficial to other people in the same situation will be much appreciated.

Scott County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Scott County Jail Inmate Roster is a list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, including custody status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can find info about anybody who has been arrested or released in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to locate the information more quickly if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Scott County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Scott County Jail takes you through these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first step is that you have to answer a number of questions, such as your legal name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to use the phone so you can contact 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 wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process can take anywhere from 15 minutes to all day. So, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you can get out of jail. Also, it depends on whether you have a cash bond amount or if a judge must decide on how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a date of your release, plan to be discharged in the morning.

Scott County Jail Visitation

The inmate need to provide each visitor’s name to the Scott County Jail in advance. Your visitors will be put in the visitation log for the requesting inmate. Each and every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Scott County Jail visitation procedures can change, so make sure that you call the official Scott County Jail at (217) 742-3141 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Scott 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.

No mobile phones are allowed at Scott County Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation 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 a visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not related to the inmate, the minor 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 Scott County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Scott 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 Scott 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 Scott 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 might have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants inquiry online or you can call the court. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. You should know 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, and their arrest date, contact the Scott County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. Arrest records are in the public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court Records include a court case file that contains a court docket and all of the filings and documents filed in your court case. You can access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Scott County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of a person’s criminal past. These online databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates might change, so it would be best to visit the Scott County Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Scott 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 Scott County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (217) 742-3141 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 Scott County Jail store. An inmate can purchase several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Scott County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are generally pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s ability to use the phone may be limited or totally denied.

Phone Number: (217) 742-3141

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Scott County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 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 significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we won’t 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 Scott County Jail, click the link below.

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