Washington County Jail

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The Washington County Jail is located at 101 Westview Avenue in Marietta, OH and is a medium security county jail operated by the Washington County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you information about anything you might want to know about the Washington County Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Washington County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information and tips that you’ll need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have questions, please feel free to ask them, and also any comments or tips that might help others is appreciated.

Washington County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Washington County Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can get info about anyone who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information fast if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Washington County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Washington County Jail includes each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

You will have to answer some basic questions, like your legal name, home 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 be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will let you use the phone so you can contact a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you will be allowed to skip the jumpsuit and keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. This process can take anywhere between 10 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the faster you can get released from jail. How quickly you get discharged might depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if the magistrate needs to figure out the bail amount. For minor offenses, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and know the date of your release, plan to be discharged that morning.

Washington County Jail Visitation

The inmate must provide information about each visitor to the Washington County Jail in advance. Your visitors will be entered in a log of approved visitors for the inmate. Each visitor is required to provide identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Washington County Jail frequently change, so call the jail at (740) 374-7677 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Washington County Jail you have to have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to bring 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 cellphones at Washington County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 younger than 18 years old 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 magazines to an inmate at the Washington County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington 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 access court records online or call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you 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, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a case file that includes a docket and all of the documents and filings filed in your case. You can access court records on the internet, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of someone’s criminal history. These online databases are connected and you can track criminal histories from another state. You can go to the Washington County Courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes, which can include, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates at the Washington County Jail could change, so visit the Washington County Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Washington 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 Washington County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (740) 374-7677 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 Washington County Jail store. You can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Washington County Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are generally pricier than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Washington County Jail phone number is: (740) 374-7677

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 they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make from all 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 Washington County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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 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 inmate calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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