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Sharp County Jail Information

Address

Sharp County Jail
30A Court Street
Hardy, AR 72513

Phone Number

Phone: (870) 994-7329

The Sharp County Jail is located at 30A Court Street in Hardy, AR and is a medium security county jail operated by the St. Francis County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you information about anything related to the Sharp County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and more.

Introduction

This guide is designed to give you information that you need to make the process easier. If you have questions, just ask it, and any comments or feedback that could help others is welcome.

Sharp County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member or friend in jail and want to contact them? Do you know a friend or family member that’s been arrested and you need to find out what jail they’re in?

To find out who’s in jail at the Sharp County Jail you will have to use the search form.

Inmate Search

First Name

Last Name

State

Who’s In Jail

The Sharp County Jail Inmate Search is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find information on anybody booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You can get their inmate information more quickly if you have the arrestee’s name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Sharp County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Sharp County Jail takes you through each of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

First, you will have to answer some simple questions, such as your full legal name, address, birthdate and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might get to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail will take anywhere between 10 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster bail is posted, the faster you can get out of jail. Also, it might depend on whether or not you have a cash bond or if a magistrate has to decide on how much to set your bail at. For minor offenses, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the discharge date, you should plan to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Sharp County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give each visitor’s full name to the Sharp County Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will be put into the log as an approved visitor. Each and every visitor will have to provide proof of identification. Anyone arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies change often, so it would be wise to call the jail at (870) 994-7329 before you try to go to visitation.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Sharp County Jail you must be on this person’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Sharp County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anybody probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Usually is not approved.

If a 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 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 Sharp County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Sharp 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.

Mailing Address

If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Sharp County Jail, use this address:

Sharp County Jail
30A Court Street
Hardy, AR 72513

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Sharp County Jail
30A Court Street
Hardy, AR 72513

The Sharp County Jail mail policy can change, so we suggest that you check the official website when you send a letter to an inmate there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Sharp 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 Sharp 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 for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the St. Francis County jail website or call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or look online. An arrest is in the public record and these records are accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file that contains a docket sheet and all documents and filings filed in your court case. You can access your court records via the internet, or at the St. Francis County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal history. These databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for crimes, which include, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail might change, so we suggest that you double check the Sharp County Jail website when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Sharp 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 Sharp County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (870) 994-7329 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 inmateâ€™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 Sharp County Jail store. An inmate can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want 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 the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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

All phone calls from the Sharp County Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are much more costly than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: (870) 994-7329

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control 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 Sharp County Jail. The prices 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 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 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 any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the facility has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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