Toole County Jail

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The Toole County Jail is located at 235 Marias in Shelby, MT and is a medium security county jail operated by the Toole County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you information about anything one might want to know about the Toole County Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Toole County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information, and lots more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you advice and information that you’ll need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have a question, just ask it, and also any comments or feedback that would be a benefit to others would be welcome.

Toole County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Toole County Jail Inmate Search has information about people currently in custody, including custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to get info about anyone arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information faster if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Toole County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If 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 basic questions, such as what is your full name, street address, date of birth and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

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

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, they will let you wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail takes anywhere from 15 minutes to many hours. So, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will be released. How quickly you get discharged can depend on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if the magistrate needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and know the discharge date, plan to get released between 9am and noon.

Toole County Jail Visitation

Inmates need to list each visitor’s name to the Toole County Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered into a Visiting log as an approved visitor. All visitors will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will be turned away.

Visitation procedures at Toole County Jail frequently change, so we suggest that you call the facility at (406) 434-5585 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Toole County Jail you must first be added to their approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Toole County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of 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 younger than 18 years old and is not a family member of 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Toole County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Toole 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 Toole 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 Toole 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, you are able to check the arrest warrants on the Toole County court website or you can call the court. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

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

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a case file containing a court docket and all documents and filings filed in your court case. You are able to access court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of a person’s criminal history. These online databases are all linked so you can track criminal histories from other states. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you are able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for driving under the influence (DUI), drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates can change at any time, so be sure to check the Toole County Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Toole 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 Toole County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (406) 434-5585 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 Toole County Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will probably want 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 products that the inmate can buy if they have money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Toole County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are a lot more costly than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, your ability to use the phone may be limited or totally denied.

Phone Number: (406) 434-5585

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money 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 Toole County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. 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 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 Toole County Jail, click the link below.

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