Washington County Jail

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The Washington County Jail is located at 420 South Johnstone Avenue in Bartlesville, OK and is a medium security county jail operated by the Washington County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you information about anything a person needs to know about the Washington County Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and more.

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8. What is Inmate Commissary?
9. How to Send Money to an Inmate at Washington County Jail
10. How to Search Washington County Arrest Records

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the info that you’ll need to make the process a lot easier. If you have a question, please feel free to ask them, and any tips or comments that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation is welcome.

Washington County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Washington County Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of people currently in custody, including current status, and times the inmate can have visitors. Also, you can find info about anyone who has been arrested or released within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by last name. You can find their inmate information quicker if you have their first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Washington County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

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

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer some simple questions, such as what is your full legal name, street address, date of birth and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will let you make a phone call in order to call a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process can take anywhere between 30 minutes to hours or even all day long. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. Also, how fast you get released might depend on whether or not you have a bond amount or if a magistrate needs to decide on your bail amount. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and are given a release date, you should plan to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Washington County Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must provide each visitor’s full name to the Washington County Jail in advance of the visit. This information will go into the visitation log for the inmate. Each visitor is required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors arriving late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Washington County Jail change often, so call the official Washington County Jail at (918) 337-2800 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

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

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

No cellphones are allowed at Washington County Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not normally 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 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 check arrest warrants inquiry on the Washington County jail website or you can call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a case file that includes a docket sheet and any documents filed in the case. You can access court records online, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of people’s criminal past. These databases are linked together and you can track criminal histories from other states. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates can change at any time, so be sure to visit the Washington County Jail site before you send money to an inmate.

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 (918) 337-2800 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. An inmate can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind 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 a selection of different products that inmates can purchase if they have money in their commissary account. These products 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Washington County Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are much more expensive 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 inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s ability to use the phone could be reduced or eliminated completely.

The Washington County Jail phone number is: (918) 337-2800

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits 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 prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 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. In some cases, 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 these cases, the facility has set their calling prices in a way that nobody can 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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