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Swain County Jail Information

Address

Swain County Jail
95 Brendle Street
Bryson City, NC 28713

Phone Number

Phone Number: (828) 488-4844

The Swain County Jail is located at 95 Brendle Street in Bryson City, NC and is a medium security county jail operated by the Swain County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you information about everything related to the Swain County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate at the Swain County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Swain County court records, and much much more.

Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the information that you need to make getting locked up easier. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it, and please leave any comments or feedback that could be beneficial to others would be welcome.

Swain County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member, loved one, or friend that has gone to jail and want to contact them? Do you know somebody who has been arrested and you need to find out where they are?

To look up who is in jail at the Swain County Jail you have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Swain County Jail Inmate Lookup has information about individuals who are in jail, including custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get info for anybody who has been arrested or discharged within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information more quickly if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Swain County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Swain County Jail takes you through these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first step is that you will have to answer some basic questions, like what is your full legal name, street address, birth date and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

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

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

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to leave jail. The discharge process takes from 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the faster you can pay your bail, the quicker you will get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged depends on if you have a bond amount or if the judge needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a discharge date, expect to get released in the morning.

Swain County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list each visitor’s name to the Swain County Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will be put into the visitors log as an Authorized visit. All visitors will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures at Swain County Jail are always changing, so make sure that you call the facility at (828) 488-4844 before you try to visit an inmate.

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

Before you can visit an inmate at the Swain County Jail you have to be added to this person’s visitation list.

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

No mobile phones at Swain County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If a 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 of age 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 Swain County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Swain 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 address that you should use if you are sending a letter to an inmate at the Swain County Jail is:

Swain County Jail
95 Brendle Street
Bryson City, NC 28713

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Swain County Jail
95 Brendle Street
Bryson City, NC 28713

The Swain County Jail mail policy changes frequently, so we suggest that you visit the the Swain County Jail website before you send a letter.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Swain 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 Swain 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 an outstanding warrant, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Swain County court website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind 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 the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, go there in person, or check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a case file that contains a docket and all filings and documents filed in the case. You can access the court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of people’s criminal history. These online databases are connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You are able to go to county courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for the following crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to someone in jail might change, so we suggest that you check the Swain County Jail site when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Swain 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 Swain County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (828) 488-4844 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 Swain County Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have money in their trust account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products including 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 Swain County Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are much more costly than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or totally denied.

The Swain County Jail phone number is: (828) 488-4844

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits from all of the phone calls that inmates make are shared 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 Swain 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 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 state prisons and local jails figuring 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t 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 call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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