Wayne County Jail

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The Wayne County Jail is located at 201 Hassell Street in Waynesboro, TN and is a medium security county jail operated by the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you information about anything related to the Wayne County Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Wayne County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to give you all the information and advice that you’ll need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask them, and also any comments or tips that would help others is appreciated.

Wayne County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Wayne County Jail Inmate List is a roster of individuals currently in custody, which includes current status, and schedule for visitation. You can also get information about anyone arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to find their inmate information faster if you enter your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Wayne County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Wayne County Jail is made up of each of the following 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.

You will answer a bunch of questions, like your full name, your address, date of birth and a contact person, and they’ll also ask about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released.

They will let you make a phone call to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged takes between 30 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on if you have a cash bond or if a magistrate needs to figure out how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a date of your release, plan to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Wayne County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Wayne County Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitors will be put in the log as an authorized visitor. Each visitor will be required to provide proof of identification. Visitors that arrives for visitation late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures can change, so call the official Wayne County Jail at (931) 722-3615 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Wayne County Jail you have to be on their approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones are allowed at Wayne County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Wayne County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Wayne 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 Wayne 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 Wayne 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records on the Wayne County jail website or you can call the court. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask one of the officers. Bear in mind 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 name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Arrest records are public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a court case file that contains a docket sheet and any of the filings and documents filed in the case. You can access your court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal past. These state databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from another state. Go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know the county, and if it was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal history search you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for crimes, which include, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Wayne County Jail jail inmates can change at any time, so you should visit the Wayne County Jail site when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Wayne 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 Wayne County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (931) 722-3615 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 Wayne County Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely 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 items that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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 Wayne County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are typically 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 bear in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Wayne County Jail phone number is: (931) 722-3615

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make off of all 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 Wayne County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be 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 calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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