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Tioga County Jail Information

Address

Tioga County Jail
103 Corporate Drive
Owego, NY 13827

Phone Number

Phone: (607) 687-1010

The Tioga County Jail is located at 103 Corporate Drive in Owego, NY and is a medium security county jail operated by the Tioga County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you information about everything a person needs to know about the Tioga County Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Tioga County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Tioga County court records, and much more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give advice and information that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask them, and also any tips or comments that would help others would be much appreciated.

Tioga County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a friend or family member that is incarcerated and don’t know how to contact them? Do you know somebody who has been arrested and you want to find them?

In order to look up who is in jail at the Tioga County Jail you will have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Tioga County Jail Inmate Locator has information about individuals who have been arrested, including custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to find information about anybody who has been arrested or released in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to get their inmate information faster if you enter their full name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Tioga County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

First, you will answer some questions, like your full legal name, address, birth date and contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will get to make a telephone call in order to contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail will take anywhere between 15 minutes to hours or even all day long. In other words the faster you can post bail, the faster you will get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether or not you have a cash bond amount or if a magistrate has to figure out your bail amount. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and know the release date, expect to get discharged that morning.

Tioga County Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to give each visitor’s name to the Tioga County Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be put into the log for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors has to provide proof of identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so we suggest that you call the official Tioga County Jail at (607) 687-1010 before go to the jail 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

In order to visit an inmate at the Tioga County Jail you have to first have your name on this person’s visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Tioga County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually 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 old 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Tioga County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Tioga 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 Tioga County Jail is:

Tioga County Jail
103 Corporate Drive
Owego, NY 13827

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Tioga County Jail
103 Corporate Drive
Owego, NY 13827

The Tioga County Jail inmate mail policy changes, so it would be best to check the official website 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 Tioga 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 Tioga 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 find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the Tioga County court website or you are able to call the court. 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. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. An arrest is in the public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a case file that includes a docket and all filings and documents filed in your case. You can access the court records on their website, or at the Tioga County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of people’s criminal past. These databases are connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You can go to the Tioga County Courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for these crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates at the Tioga County Jail are always changing, so you should visit the Tioga County Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Tioga 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 Tioga County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (607) 687-1010 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 Tioga 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 use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Tioga County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are typically more costly than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about 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 every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules, your ability to use the phone might get cut back or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: (607) 687-1010

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies 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 from all inmate phone calls 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 Tioga County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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