Sutton County Jail

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The Sutton County Jail is located at 309 East Oak Street in Sonora, TX and is a medium security county jail operated by the Sutton County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you information about everything related to the Sutton County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Sutton County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and lots more.

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8. What is Inmate Commissary?
9. How to Send Money to an Inmate at Sutton County Jail
10. How to Search Sutton County Arrest Records

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information and tips that you’ll need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, just ask it, and any feedback or comments that might help other people in the same situation is welcome.

Sutton County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Sutton County Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of people who are in jail, which includes status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get information for anyone arrested and processed or released within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can find their arrest information faster if you enter their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Sutton County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Sutton County Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first step is that you must answer some questions, such as what is your legal name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will allow you to use the phone to call family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, they will let you keep wearing street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged may take anywhere from 15 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the faster you can post bail, the faster you will get released. Also, it will depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a judge needs to determine your bail amount. For a minor offense, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a release date, plan to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Sutton County Jail Visitation

The inmate have to give each visitor’s full name to the Sutton County Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will be entered in the visitors log as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Sutton County Jail frequently change, so make sure that you call the facility at (325) 387-2288 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Sutton County Jail you must be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Sutton County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone 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 younger than 18 years of age is related to 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, the minor 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 magazines to an inmate at the Sutton County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Sutton 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 Sutton 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 Sutton 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, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the Sutton County court website or call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask them. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of a person’s criminal background. These state databases are linked together so you can track criminal convictions from another state. You are able to go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DWI or DUI, 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 inmates at the Sutton County Jail might change, so you should check the Sutton County Jail site before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Sutton 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 Sutton County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (325) 387-2288 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 Sutton County Jail store. An inmate can purchase a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want 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 buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

All phone calls from the Sutton County Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are typically pricier 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 you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules, phone calls might get cut back or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: (325) 387-2288

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make 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 Sutton County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors will determine how much an inmate phone call will cost: 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 figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges is 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 a lot of money on how much it costs you to call 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 these cases, the jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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