Wheatland County Jail

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The Wheatland County Jail is located at 203 A Avenue NW in Harlowton, MT and is a medium security county jail operated by the Wheatland County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you all the information about everything one might want to know about the Wheatland County Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Wheatland County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and lots more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer advice and information that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any feedback or comments that could be a benefit to others would be welcome.

Wheatland County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Wheatland County Jail Inmate Roster has information about people who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting schedule. You can get information about anyone arrested and processed or released within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You will be able to locate the information fast if you enter the arrestee’s first and last name, birth date, or arrest number.

Wheatland County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Wheatland County Jail is made up of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

First you must answer a number of questions, such as what is your legal name, address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are released.

You will get to make a telephone call in order to talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged can take anywhere from 30 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the quicker you post bail, the quicker you will get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond or if the magistrate still needs to determine how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, you should expect to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Wheatland County Jail Visitation

The inmate have to provide each visitor’s name to the Wheatland County Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will be entered into a Visiting log as an Authorized visit. All visitors will have to provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

The Wheatland County Jail visitation procedures change often, so we suggest that you call the facility at (406) 632-5614 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Wheatland County Jail you have to be on the inmate’s visitation list.

Make 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 Wheatland County Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If the 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 a 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 Wheatland County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Wheatland 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 Wheatland 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 Wheatland 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 believe you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants on the Wheatland County court website or you are able to call the jail. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Wheatland County jail, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this is accessible by the public.

Court Records

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

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal past. These state databases are connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from another state. You are able to go to the Wheatland County Courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and if it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for these crimes, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to Wheatland County Jail inmates change frequently, so check the Wheatland County Jail site before you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Wheatland 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 Wheatland County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (406) 632-5614 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 Wheatland County Jail store. Inmates can buy a number of things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary daily, 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 enough money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products such as 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 Wheatland County Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are usually pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on 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 break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or forbidden completely.

The Wheatland County Jail phone number is: (406) 632-5614

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of 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 Wheatland County Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring out 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails 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 cases like this, the jail or prison 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 Wheatland County Jail, click the link below.

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