Winnebago County Jail

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The Winnebago County Jail is located at 4311 Jackson Street in Oshkosh, WI and is a medium security county jail operated by the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you all the information about everything one might want to know about the Winnebago County Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, court information, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information and advice you need to make going to jail less stressfull. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any feedback or comments that could help other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Winnebago County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Winnebago County Jail Inmate Search has information about individuals who have been arrested, which includes status, and visiting schedule. Also, you are able to find info on anyone booked or released within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You will be able to find their inmate information fast if you have your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Winnebago County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Winnebago County Jail includes each of these steps:

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

First you must answer some simple questions, like your legal name, your address, birth date and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

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

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you might get to wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. This process takes from 30 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will get out of jail. It also will depend on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if the magistrate needs to decide on your bail amount. For lesser charges, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a date of your release, expect to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Winnebago County Jail Visitation

Inmates need to list information about each visitor to the Winnebago County Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will be entered into a log of visitors as an approved visitor. All visitors is required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Any visitors showing up late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

The Winnebago County Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so it would be wise to call the jail at (920) 236-7380 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Winnebago County Jail you must first have your name on the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Winnebago County Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 of age and is not a family member of 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 magazines to an inmate at the Winnebago County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Winnebago 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 Winnebago 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 Winnebago 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants inquiry on the Winnebago County jail website or call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep 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 have a first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Winnebago County jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and this information is accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file that contains a docket and any filings and documents filed in the case. You are able to access the court records on the website, or at the Winnebago County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal history. These online databases are connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You can go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates is likely to change, so be sure to review the Winnebago County Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Winnebago 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 Winnebago County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (920) 236-7380 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 Winnebago County Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind 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 purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Winnebago County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Jail phone calls are typically more costly than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls could be reduced or cut altogether.

The Winnebago County Jail phone number is: (920) 236-7380

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of 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 Winnebago County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 figuring out how to lower 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we won’t 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 Winnebago County Jail, click the link below.

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