Washita County Jail

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The Washita County Jail is located at 215 East 1st Street in Cordell, OK and is a medium security county jail operated by the Washita County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you information about everything one might want to know about the Washita County Jail, like how to do a jail inmate search, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Washita County court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer information and tips that you need to make getting locked up easier. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and also any tips or comments that might be beneficial to others will be appreciated.

Washita County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Washita County Jail Inmate Search is a list of people who were arrested and are now in jail, including custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can find info for anyone who has been arrested or discharged in the last 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can find their inmate information quicker if you enter your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Washita County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Washita County Jail includes the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer some questions, like what is your legal name, your address, birthdate and contact person, and you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you are released.

They will let you make a phone call so you can call family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process takes from 10 minutes to all day. In other words the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will be freed. How quickly you get discharged can depend on whether you’ve got a bond amount or if the judge needs to figure out your bail amount. For minor charges, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a release date, expect to be discharged in the morning.

Washita County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide each visitor’s name to the Washita County Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered in the log as an authorized visitor. Each visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Any visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Washita County Jail can change, so you should call the jail at (580) 832-2413 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Washita County Jail you have to first be on this person’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones at Washita County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. Usually is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of the inmate, they must 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Washita County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Washita 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 Washita 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 Washita 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the website or call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. You should know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, 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 Washita County jail, by phone, in person, or find out online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of someone’s criminal past. These state databases are linked together and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal history search you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession, 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 at the Washita County Jail are always changing, so check the Washita County Jail site before send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Washita 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 Washita County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (580) 832-2413 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 Washita County Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely want 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 the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products 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

All phone calls from the Washita County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are typically more costly than regular phone calls. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but inmates 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, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or forbidden.

Phone Number: (580) 832-2413

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the 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 Washita County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 inmate phone calls. 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 jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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