Scott County Jail

---

The Scott County Jail is located at 575 Scott High Drive in Huntsville, TN and is a medium security county jail operated by the Scott County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you information about anything you might want to know about the Scott County Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Scott County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Scott County court records, and everything else.

Top 10 Searches for Scott County Jail

1. Scott County Jail Information
2. Scott County Jail Inmate Search
3. Scott County Inmate Search in Huntsville, TN
4. Scott County Jail Visitation Rules
5. Scott County Jail Visitation Hours
6. How To Save Money on Inmate Calls at Scott County Jail
7. Scott County Jail Care Packages
8. What is Inmate Commissary?
9. How to Send Money to an Inmate at Scott County Jail
10. How to Search Scott County Arrest Records

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you information and tips you need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have a question, please feel free to ask them, and any feedback or comments that would help others would be welcome.

Scott County Jail Inmate Search

---

Who’s In Jail

The Scott County Jail Inmate Lookup has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, including custody status, and visiting hours. You can also get the same information about anyone booked or released in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You can get their inmate information fast if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Scott County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Scott County Jail includes these steps:

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

The first step is that you will have to answer a bunch of questions, such as your legal name, street address, birth date and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. The discharge process takes anywhere between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will be freed. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether you’ve been given a bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to figure out how much to set your bail at. For lesser charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a release date, you should plan to get discharged in the morning.

Scott County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to provide information about each visitor to the Scott County Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will be entered in a Visiting log for the requesting inmate. All visitors will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Scott County Jail change often, so call the official Scott County Jail at (423) 663-3111 before you go.

---

Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Scott County Jail you have to be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Scott County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons 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 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 and is not related to 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 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.

---

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 have an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the court records online or call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. Keep in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Scott County jail, either by phone, in person, or find out online. Arrest records are in the public record and the information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file that contains a court docket and all of the documents and filings filed in your court case. You can access the court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of people’s criminal history. These databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from other states. You can go to courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes, which can include, drug offenses, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to people in jail might change, so visit the Scott County Jail website before you send any money.

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 (423) 663-3111 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 buy different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are typically more expensive than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates 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, phone calls could be reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: (423) 663-3111

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits from all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s 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 will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison 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.

Return To Main Menu

1925