Sullivan County Jail

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The Sullivan County Jail is located at 109 North Main Street in Milan, MO and is a medium security county jail operated by the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you information about anything a person needs to know about the Sullivan County Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Sullivan County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information and records, and more.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the information and advice that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have questions, feel free to ask them, and any tips or comments that could be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Sullivan County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Sullivan County Jail Inmate Search has information about individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you can get the same information for anyone who has been arrested or discharged within the last 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find the information more quickly if you enter their full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Sullivan County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Sullivan County Jail takes you through the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or 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, like your full legal name, home address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

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

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. The discharge process may take anywhere between 10 minutes to all day long. So, the faster bail is posted, the sooner you can get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether you have a cash bond or if a magistrate needs to determine how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the discharge date, expect to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Sullivan County Jail Visitation

The inmate have to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Sullivan County Jail in advance. This information will go into the visitation log for the inmate. Each and every visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors showing up late or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Sullivan County Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so you should call the facility at (660) 265-3313 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Sullivan County Jail you have to be on the inmate’s visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones at Sullivan County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Usually is not approved.

If the 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 a 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Sullivan County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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 have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the Sullivan County court website or you are able to call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. 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, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Sullivan County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a court case file containing a docket sheet and any of the documents and filings filed in your court case. You can access your court records on the internet, or at the Sullivan County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of their state citizen’s criminal background. These state databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal histories from any other state. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates at the Sullivan County Jail change frequently, so it would be best to visit the Sullivan County Jail website before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Sullivan 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 Sullivan County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (660) 265-3313 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 Sullivan County Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

All phone calls from the Sullivan County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are a lot 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 bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: (660) 265-3313

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. 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 Sullivan County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out how to lower 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 a lot of money on calling your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, 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 Sullivan County Jail, click the link below.

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