Jackson County Detention Center – Kansas City, MO

Jackson County Detention Center is located in Jackson County, MO and is the main jail for that region. Do you know someone incarcerated at Jackson County Detention Center? This guide will tell you about everything a person needs to know about Jackson County Detention Center: How to locate an inmate at Jackson County Detention Center. Find mugshots and inmate photos. The jail’s address and phone number. How to post bail. Intake procedures. Court records. And much more…

The prospect of getting arrested and going to jail is a scary and stressful idea, not only for the person who gets locked up, but also that person’s friends and family. This guide is designed to give information and tips you need to make going to jail easier. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and any feedback or comments that might help other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Do you have a friend or family member that is locked up and need to contact them?

Has a family member or friend that’s been arrested and you don’t know how to locate them?

To see who is in jail at Jackson County Detention Center you have to visit their link and use the inmate search.

The Jackson County Detention Center Inmate Lookup is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes status, bail amount, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to get information for anyone arrested and booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to find their inmate information faster if you have their name, date of birth, or arrest number.

If your friend or loved one might be at another jail you will want to check the other Missouri county jails in our Missouri County Jail Guide: Other Jails in Missouri

A mugshot, or intake picture, is a picture taken by the police when you are processed at the jail intake. A mugshot is actually one and one profile photo. Your name and booking number will be on the mugshot, and they’re stored.

Mugshots of people who have been arrested are on the website, or you can see them at the Jackson County Detention Center. When viewing mugshots online you have to input their legal name, and a booking date, if you have one.

Want to get your mugshot erased from the Jackson County Detention Center site? This will be difficult, since the mugshot is a matter of public record. To get your mugshot taken down you must file a Petition to Expunge in court. Basically, this means that your arrest record would be sealed, and will not be accessible. Depending on your situation, this may be a longshot.

To learn more about removing your mugshot, the many different websites with mugshots, and the mugshot removal services: How To Get Your Mugshot Removed

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Obviously, if you’re locked up, your main thought is about when you get out. After you’ve been booked, your bail will be set by the magistrate. If you don’t get a bail set this might mean that you will either be released on your ‘own recognizance’ until your court date, or you are kept in jail until your court date.

If you do bail out of jail you must promise to go to your court date, and until that day you are not allowed to leave the county.

Typically, an inmate at Jackson County Detention Center will earn an early release in exchange for good behavior when they don’t break the rules and act right while locked up.

If you prove to be trustworthy, you may be allowed to participate in a work release program. You will be required to return to the jail every day after work, or you may have the chance to sleep in a halfway house instead of jail.

Your bail is how much money that you have to pay in order to be released from jail until your court date. The amount of bail that is set is determined by what crime you are charged with and how serious it is. You will need to post 10 percent of the total that was determined so you can bail out of jail. If you don’t go to your scheduled court date, whoever put up your bail money will lose all of the bail money.

You will need to call the jail. If know the person’s info, such as name, address and date of birth, they will be able to let you know what their bail is set at. Also, you can find out how much their bail is online.

Needing to bail someone out of jail is an unpleasant situation, but usually, its really easy if you have the money. First of all, find out if they have a “Cash Bond Only”. If it is, you won’t be able to use the services of a bail bondsman. Cash only – they won’t accept a check. Once you have paid the bond, the prisoner will be released. If the conditions of bail are not violated, you’ll get the bail money back.

If the bail amount is too high, or you just can’t afford it, you should use a bail bondsman. Bail bondsmen usually have a fee of 10-15% of the total bail amount, and in most cases have a minimum charge of $100. This money will not be returned to you and the bondsman only accepts cash. If bail is very large, the bail bondsman will in these cases ask to use assets as collateral for the bond in addition to whatever their charges are.

If you need a bail bondsman go to: Bail bondsman

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• Time Off For Good Behavior
• Get Out on Work Release
• Time Served
• Get Out on a Pre-Trial Release Program
• Get Out on House Arrest
• Get Released on Your Own Recognizance

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The intake process takes you through the following steps:

• You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.
• The first step is that you will have to answer a bunch of questions, such as your full name, address, birthdate and an emergency contact person.
• They’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history.
• You’ll be given an inmate ID.
• Your fingerprints will be taken.
• They will take your mugshot.
• All personal property will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.
• They will allow you to make a telephone call in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or bondsman to arrange bail.
• If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

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When you finally post bail, you will get released from jail. Getting discharged will take from 30 minutes to many hours. In simple terms, the faster bail is posted, the faster you will get released. Also, how fast you get released depends on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if a magistrate has to decide on how much to set your bail at. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a release date, plan to be discharged between 9am and noon.

If the sheriff has a, or if you must begin your sentence in jail, you should follow the law and turn yourself into the authorities. In the case of an outstanding warrant, report to the jail intake center, and tell them that believe that there could be a warrant for your arrest. A record check will be run, and if they verify that there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody. If you are reporting to serve out your sentence, report at the exact time and date that the sentence order states. Be sure that you are not late. Just bring necessary items with you, such as a driver’s license or even state issued ID, any prescription medication you might take, and the sentencing order from court.

Inmates need to provide each visitor’s name to the jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s names will be put in a log of visitors as an approved visitor. All visitors is required to provide proof of identification. Any visitors that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.
Visitation procedures at Jackson County Detention Center frequently change, so it would be wise to review the jail site before you try to go to visitation.

All phone calls from jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are usually more expensive than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when and how often you can use the phone, but you 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, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or eliminated completely.

The Jackson County Detention Center phone number is: 816-881-3000

All inmate mail must be sent via the US Postal Service. You must not use any other type of mail delivery. You have to print the name, prisoner number, and the jail address on the outside of the letter that you send. Do not mail anything in a package, envelope with padding, plastic or paper bag, or an envelope with metal in it. All mail that you send to inmates is opened and examined and read by the staff, and the mail will be returned if they decide it is inappropriate.

The address that you should use if you are sending a letter to an inmate at Jackson County Detention Center is:

Jackson County Detention Center
415 E. 12Th Street
Kansas City, MO 64106

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Jackson County Detention Center
415 E. 12Th Street
Kansas City, MO 64106

The Jackson County Detention Center inmate mail policy changes frequently, so we suggest that you double check the site when you send a letter.

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When you get arrested, you need to be aware that you still have rights, and an important one is your right to request an attorney. You are only allowed to make so many phone calls in jail, so make sure to have a friend or relative locate an attorney when you call them. You may be asking yourself ‘but do I really need a lawyer’ You can represent yourself if you really want to, but, a criminal defense attorney can advise you of your rights, help protect your best interests and help you understand the complicated legal system in your county. The quicker you get a lawyer involved with your charges, the better.

To read more about how to find an attorney, click here: Find an Attorney

If you can’t afford an attorney, the courts will assign you a public defender, which is a free lawyer. Also, the Public Defender has a number of staff such as investigators, experts in forensics and case workers. Public Defenders are real attorneys, members of the Missouri State Bar and are completely licensed to practice law in Missouri.

Have you or someone you know had to use a court appointed attorney or Public Defender? Are you happy with how they handled your case?

All court records are public and available to anyone who requests them. Court records have a file with a docket and each of the motions, documents, and evidence filed during your court case. You are able to access court records via the Jackson County website, or by going to the Jackson County Clerk of Court.

The Clerk of Court is an officer of the court that manages court records. They also administer the oath when court is in session, and also read the court verdict when the jury has finished deliberations. All records, documents, and evidence associated with your case are kept and available to you at the office of the Clerk of Court.

Court fees are the costs from your court case, for example filing fees, motion fees and various court charges. If you don’t have the money to pay these fees and have a court appointed attorney, you may not have to pay them.

The Jackson County magistrate is the person who presides over your court case. Magistrates do different functions, which include setting bail, issuing warrants, and presiding over preliminary court hearings and detention hearings.

A pre-sentencing report is put together with information about the arrestee’s background and as much detail about the arrestee’s life and public history, which the magistrate judge will review and take into account when determining the sentence. Information will be solicited from the defendant, his or her family, and in some cases the victim of the crime. Remember you are allowed to request to have a copy of this report before you are sentenced, and correct the mistakes.

If you get convicted of a crime during your trial, you will then get sentenced. There are a number of different options, which include community service to probation, to incarceration in either jail (short term) or prison (long term). Depending on the severity of the crime, you may be immediately taken into custody, or you could get a date that you must report to jail to do your time.

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Are you trying to find out if a family member or friend is incarcerated in jail, or has ever been in jail?

This is pretty simple to do, just you should query the Jackson County jail website, and search using:

• Their name.
• Birthdate.
• Their booking date.
• or jail ID.

If you think that they are currently in jail, you should call the jail find out if they’ve been arrested.

If you think you might have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Jackson County court website or call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

If you know the person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. An arrest is a matter of public record and the information is available to anyone.

Civil processes are when you get served with legal papers, like a court order. You can find these by contacting the Jackson County Sheriff’s office, either by phone or through their website.

All people registered as sex offenders have to be registered and listed on a sex offender database. The people listed on these databases have been convicted in a court of law of a sex offense. You are able to view sex offenders online, but remember that you will not get the exact address, but only the block they live on.

Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. Court Records include a court case file that includes a court docket and all filings and documents filed in the case. You can access your court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal past. These state databases are all linked so you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You are able to go to the county courthouse and check in person or you can check the website. You must know which county the crime occurred in, and if the crime was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A criminal records search you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for crimes, which include:

• DUI.
• Drug crimes like possession or trafficking.
• Kidnapping.
• Sexual offenses including rape, assault.
• Violent crimes including assault, battery and murder.
• Breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

But, when you do a criminal records check, in most cases will not be able to see if someone has had any infractions like moving violations:

• Tickets for speeding.
• Lost their driver’s license or license revoked or suspended.
• Traffic accidents.
• Moving violations.
• Parking Tickets.

To search for this information, you have to do a driving records search.

Have you ever had to search for criminal records of someone you know? Was it easy? Did you search online or did you make a phone call to the Jackson County courthouse? Was the information you received correct? There are plenty of reasons that people look up criminal records, and your comments could make it easier for others.

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Most Wanted

For Federal crimes, the FBI maintains a list of the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. In Jackson County, the Jackson County Sheriff has their own list of the most wanted criminals, that you can access online.

FBI Top Ten Most Wanted List


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Life In Jail / What Its Like

Daily Life

Everyone knows that serving a jail sentence in Jackson County Detention Center is something you wish you could avoid, in time you will become accustomed to the daily routine there. Expect an alarm to wake up at six in the morning, and next they’ll do roll call. Then you will have breakfast. Following breakfast you will have to work in the program that has been assigned to you. This could be working in the kitchen, laundry, or some sort of manufacturing job. While this may seem tedious, it may help you when you leave jail, as you are gaining experience in a certain field of work. Other inmates go to school, while some take part in mandated treatment programs. After lunch, there will be another roll call, then back to work. Your evening will be spent either in your cell or a common room. During this time dinner is served and you will be expected to take a shower. After another roll call, it’s lights out. Even though you will be confined to your cell, there may be enough light to read or write letters. Then again, most inmates welcome lights out, and try to get as much sleep as they can.

Most people are frightened at the idea of jail because they don’t know what to expect. If you have spent any time in Jackson County Detention Center, your experiences would be welcomed, if it can help another person to deal with it.

Dress Code

When incarcerated, all inmates are expected to wear the Jackson County Detention Center uniform. This is normally a jumpsuit or scrubs. Of note to anyone visiting an inmate – you must be properly dressed. Any clothing considered inappropriate will not be permitted.

How To Send Money to an Inmate

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.

The rules for sending money to Jackson County Detention Center inmates changes, so double check the the Jackson County Detention Center website before you send funds to an inmate there.


Commissary

The commissary is the jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

Inmate Medications

If you are on any type of prescription medication, you will be allowed to continue taking it while in jail. When you are first processed, you will be asked what medication you take. You will then be referred to the jail nurse or doctor who will be in charge of monitoring your health and prescribing your medication.

Meals

You will get three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. As expected, they are very basic, but healthy. A typical breakfast might be cereal, toast, coffee and fruit. Lunch might be spaghetti, salad, bread and milk. Dinner could be chicken casserole, rice, vegetables, dessert and milk. Contrary to popular belief, prison food has greatly improved over the years, and you might find that it’s not much different from what you would eat at home.

Pods / The Yard

The jail is designed in a ‘pod’ layout, with self-contained housing arranged around an outdoor yard. Each pod has a central control station and a common room, and the inmates take turns in using the yard. The jail is designed this way to keep certain inmates together, and others away from the general population.

Gangs

As with life in general, gangs are a part of prison life. Obviously it is best to avoid becoming a part of this environment as it will only lead to trouble. When you first enter prison, you might find yourself being ‘primed’ to join a gang, or worse, you might get their attention in a negative way. The best thing to do is keep your head down and don’t get involved.


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News and Media

News

Photos / Pictures

Videos


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Jobs

Types of Jobs at Jackson County Detention Center

The Deputy Sheriff is the second in command at the Jackson County Detention Center, overseeing the day to day operations and administration of the jail. An inmate is unlikely to have much interaction with the Deputy Sheriff, unless they have committed an infraction. Detention Officers are responsible for the custody and care of the inmates. They maintain order in the jail, and handle security. A Detention Officer is assigned to a certain pod, and therefore is responsible for the same inmates each day. They get to know the inmates on a certain level and are well equipped to handle any problems that may occur.

Apply for a Job at Jackson County Detention Center

Requirements:

• You have to be over the age of 21.
• You have to possess a High School Diploma or GED
• You have to be a US Citizen.
• You have to pass a Criminal, Credit and Driving History background check.
• You have to pass a drug test.
• You have to have a good level of fitness.
• You have to be in good health.
• You have to have a valid Driver’s License
• An applicant for Deputy Sheriff must possess a Law Enforcement Certification.


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Family Resources

There are resources for families of both the perpetrator of the crime and the victim. The social and emotional impact of crime is far reaching, affecting many. Families can receive professional counseling, court related assistance, social services assistance and help in navigating the criminal justice system.

If you are a family member, which resources did you find to be particularly helpful? Please let us know, as this will be helpful to other families in the same situation.

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Victim Resources

Important Note: If you, or someone you know, are in immediate danger, call 911.

Victim’s Rights

The Victim Rights Act grants victims the following rights:

• Victims have the right to protection from the accused.
• Victims have the right to notification.
• Victims have the right to attend proceedings.
• Victims have the right to speak at criminal justice proceedings.
• Victims have the right to consult with the prosecuting attorney.
• Victims have the right to restitution.
• Victims have the right to a speedy trial.
• Victims have the right to be treated with fairness, dignity and respect.

The definition of victim includes:

• Spouses and children of all victims.
• Parents and guardians of minor victims.
• Parents, guardians and siblings of mentally or physically incapacitated victims or victims of homicide.
• Foster parents or other caregivers, under certain circumstances.

There are a number of services and programs designed to help victims and their families. You can find out about these services by contacting the courthouse, or local law enforcement agency.

Victim Notification

The Department of Justice Victim Notification System (VNS) is a system that provides victims with information pertaining to their case and/or any defendants in the case. You will receive a Victim Identification Number (VIN) and a Personal Identification Number (PIN) that will allow you to access VNS via the internet or by phone. Here, you will find information about future court hearings, historical court events, and detailed information about the defendant. This will include criminal charges filed, the outcome of charges, sentence imposed, custody location, projected release date and any other release information. The VNS website is updated daily. You will also receive any ongoing information by mail or email.

Have you, a family member or friend ever used the Victim Notification System? If so, was it effective? Did you get the information in a timely manner? Was the system difficult to use? We would like to hear from you, so please post any comments here.

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Sex Offender Information and Search

All people registered as sex offenders are registered on either a national or state sex offender database. The people on these databases have been convicted of a sex or kidnapping crime. You can access this information online, but bear in mind that you will not get the exact address, rather the block that they live on.

Domestic Violence

If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, there are services to help you. Your county will have a Domestic Violence Services office. They provide free and confidential services, such as emergency shelter information, legal advocacy, support groups and domestic violence education. They will work to help you create a safe and violence-free life, and heal from the trauma of abuse.

Important Note: If you, or someone you know, are in immediate danger, call 911.


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Reviews

Reviews of this Jail

Have you ever been incarcerated at this jail? Do you have a family member or friend there? Have you ever been to visit a prisoner at Jackson County Detention Center?

If your answer is yes, then we would like you to write your review about it. Write down what you experienced so that others can find out what to expect.

Things you might want to include in the review:

• Jail conditions.
• Jail and pod facility and layout
• Guards and staff
• Jail food and commissary
• Visitation
• Other Inmates.
• Prisoner safety
• Gang activity
• Programs and activities


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Tell Your Story

Everybody who’s been arrested and thrown in jail has a story about it. Why’d you get arrested? How did the guards treat you? What happened to you while you were locked up? Tell us about the other inmates. How has this experience impacted your life?

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Send a Message to Your Cell Mate

Did you make friends in jail? Are you trying to find out how to get in touch with someone you met in jail? Leave a message for them here.

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