Seminole County Jail

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The Seminole County Jail is located at 208 Court Street in Donalsonville, GA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Seminole County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you all the information about everything one might want to know about the Seminole County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Seminole County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and lots more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you advice and information that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and any feedback or comments that might be a benefit to others is appreciated.

Seminole County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Seminole County Jail Inmate Roster has information about people currently in custody, including current status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to find the same information for anyone arrested and processed or discharged in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to locate their arrest information more quickly if you enter your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Seminole County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Seminole County Jail includes each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

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

You will get to make a telephone call to call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged will take anywhere from 10 minutes to hours or even all day long. So, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get out of jail. Also, it might depend on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate has to decide on your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a release date, you should expect to get released in the morning.

Seminole County Jail Visitation

Inmates need to provide each visitor’s name to the Seminole County Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will go into a Visiting log for the inmate. All visitors has to provide proof of identification. Anyone showing up late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so you should call the jail at (229) 524-5115 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Seminole County Jail you must be added to their 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 cellphones are allowed at Seminole County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons under must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Such visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 younger than 18 years of age and is not a family member of 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 Seminole County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Seminole 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 Seminole 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 Seminole 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 court records on the Seminole County jail website or call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know 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, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Seminole County jail, on the phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is in the public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file containing a court docket and any documents filed in your court case. You are able to access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of people’s criminal background. These online databases are connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from another state. You can go to the Seminole County Courthouse and check in person, or check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DUI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to someone in jail can change at any time, so it would be best to visit the Seminole County Jail website when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Seminole 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 Seminole County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (229) 524-5115 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 Seminole County Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably need to buy things from 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 purchase if they have money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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

The only phone calls that Seminole County Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are typically more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone privileges might get reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: (229) 524-5115

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 money these phone service providers make off of 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 Seminole County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 learning how to lower 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where 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 facility has set their phone rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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