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Stoddard County Jail Information

Address

Stoddard County Jail
101 Courthouse Square
Bloomfield, MO 63825

Phone Number

Phone: (573) 568-4622

The Stoddard County Jail is located at 101 Courthouse Square in Bloomfield, MO and is a medium security county jail operated by the Stoddard County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you information about everything a person needs to know about the Stoddard County Jail, such as how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much, much more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the info you need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any tips or comments that might help other people in the same situation is much appreciated.

Stoddard County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member, loved one, or friend that has gone to jail and want to locate them? Do you know someone who has been arrested and you need to find out what jail they’re in?

To search who’s in jail at the Stoddard County Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Stoddard County Jail Inmate Search is a roster of people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can get information about anybody booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate their arrest information quicker if you have the arrestee’s full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Stoddard County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Stoddard County Jail includes each of these steps:

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

First, you have to answer some basic questions, such as what is your full legal name, home address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate 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.

They will let you use the phone in order to contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to wear your street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail may take anywhere from 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the faster you will get released. It also might depend on whether or not you’ve got a bond amount or if the magistrate needs to determine your bail amount. For lesser charges, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a release date, plan to be released in the morning.

Stoddard County Jail Visitation

Inmates need to give each visitor’s full name to the Stoddard County Jail in advance. Your visitors will be put in a log of approved visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. Every visitor will have to provide identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

The Stoddard County Jail visitation procedures change often, so it would be wise to call the jail at (573) 568-4622 before you try to 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

To visit an inmate at the Stoddard County Jail you have to first have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Stoddard County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not 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 younger than 18 years old 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Stoddard County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Stoddard 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

The mailing address for the Stoddard County Jail is:

Stoddard County Jail
101 Courthouse Square
Bloomfield, MO 63825

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Stoddard County Jail
101 Courthouse Square
Bloomfield, MO 63825

The mail policy at the Stoddard County Jail changes frequently, so check the site when 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 Stoddard 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 Stoddard 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 access court records on the Stoddard County jail website or call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or look online. Arrest records are public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket sheet and all of the documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access your court records via the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal history. These databases are connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. Go to the Stoddard County Courthouse and check in person, or 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 intensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail change frequently, so visit the Stoddard County Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Stoddard 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 Stoddard County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (573) 568-4622 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 Stoddard County Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

All phone calls from the Stoddard County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are much more costly 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 there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone privileges may be limited or cut altogether.

Phone Number: (573) 568-4622

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make 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 Stoddard County Jail. The prices 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 state prisons and local jails finding out 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 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 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 Stoddard County Jail, click the link below.

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