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Scott County Jail Information

Address

Scott County Jail
130 North Court Street
Georgetown, KY 40324

Phone Number

Phone: (502) 863-7880

The Scott County Jail is located at 130 North Court Street in Georgetown, KY and is a medium security county jail operated by the Scott County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything you might need to know about the Scott County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Scott County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and more.

Introduction

This guide is meant to give information and tips that you’ll need to make the process less stressfull. If you have a question, feel free to ask them, and any tips or comments that might help other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Scott County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member that has gone to jail and want to find out where they are? Do you know a friend or family member that has been arrested and you need to find them?

In order to see who’s in jail at the Scott County Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Scott County Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, including status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also find information about anyone arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You can locate the information quicker if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Scott County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Scott County Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

You will be placed 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 some simple questions, such as what is your full legal name, address, birth date and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

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

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged will take between 30 minutes to all day. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get discharged. It also can depend on whether or not you have a cash bond amount or if the magistrate still needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the date of your release, expect to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Scott County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide each visitor’s name to the Scott County Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will be entered in a Visiting log as an Authorized visit. Each visitor must provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors arriving late or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

The Scott County Jail visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the jail at (502) 863-7880 before you go to visitation.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Scott County Jail you have to first be added to their approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Scott County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually 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 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.

Mailing Address

Use this address when sending a letter to someone incarcerated at Scott County Jail:

Scott County Jail
130 North Court Street
Georgetown, KY 40324

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Scott County Jail
130 North Court Street
Georgetown, KY 40324

The mail policy at the Scott County Jail can change, so we suggest that you visit the site before you send a letter to an inmate.

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 believe you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records on the Scott County court website or you can call the court. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a case file that includes a court docket and all of the documents filed in the case. You can access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of someone’s criminal history. These databases are connected so you can track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you can find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for crimes, which include, drug Possession, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to people in jail are always changing, so you should visit the Scott County Jail site before you send any funds.

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 (502) 863-7880 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 inmateâ€™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 buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably need 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 the inmate can buy 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 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

The only phone calls that Scott County Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are typically pricier than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the jail rules, phone calls might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: (502) 863-7880

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of all of the inmate phone calls are split 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 types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 finding out how to lower your inmates phone charges can be 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 significantly 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 these cases, 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 Scott County Jail, click the link below.

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