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Wabash County Jail Information

Address

Wabash County Jail
79 West Main Street
Wabash, IN 46992

Phone Number

Phone: (260) 563-8891

The Wabash County Jail is located at 79 West Main Street in Wabash, IN and is a medium security county jail operated by the Wabash County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you info about anything one might want to know about the Wabash County Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and much more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give you information and tips that you need to make the process a lot easier. If you have a specific question, please feel free to ask them, and please leave any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to others is appreciated.

Wabash County Jail Inmate Search

Do you know someone that has gone to jail and need to locate them? Do you know a friend or family member that has been arrested and you want to find them?

To search who’s in jail at the Wabash County Jail you will have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Wabash County Jail Inmate List is a list of people currently in custody, which includes current status, and times you can visit. 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 can find their inmate information more quickly if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Wabash County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Wabash County Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First you will have to answer some questions, such as your full legal name, address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will be allowed 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 will be allowed to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged will take from 10 minutes to all day. In other words the faster you post bail, the faster you will get discharged from jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if a magistrate has to decide on how much your bail will be. For minor offenses, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a date of your release, expect to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Wabash County Jail Visitation

The inmate have to provide each visitor’s full name to the Wabash County Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will be put in the visitors log for the inmate. Each visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so it would be wise to call the facility at (260) 563-8891 before you go to visitation.

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 someone at the Wabash County Jail you must have your name on their approved visitation list.

Be 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.

No cellphones are allowed at Wabash County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 of age 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Wabash County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Wabash 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

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Wabash County Jail, use this address:

Wabash County Jail
79 West Main Street
Wabash, IN 46992

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Wabash County Jail
79 West Main Street
Wabash, IN 46992

The Wabash County Jail mail policy changes, so you should visit the the Wabash County Jail website before you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Wabash 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 Wabash 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants online or you are able to call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. An arrest is in the public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file containing a docket and all documents and filings filed in your case. You can access court records on the internet, or at the Wabash County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal background. These databases are all connected and you can track criminal convictions from another state. You can go to county courthouse and check in person, 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, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for driving under the influence (DUI), drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail at the Wabash County Jail can change at any time, so be sure to double check the Wabash County Jail site when you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Wabash 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 Wabash County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (260) 563-8891 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 Wabash County Jail store. You can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have sufficient funds in their 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

The only phone calls that Wabash County Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are a lot more costly than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone calls could be reduced or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: (260) 563-8891

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from all 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 Wabash County Jail. The prices 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 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 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. There are some circumstances where 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 in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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