Federal Express and U.S. Post Office Overnight Express envelopes larger than 10 x 13 are rejected also. Prisoner mail is opened and searched for contraband prior to distribution to the prisoner. The Jail staff is not notified of who is going to court until approximately 15 minutes before-hand. Prisoners booked into jail on warrants will go to court as the judge s schedule permits. The jail does not have this information available.
Prisoners serving sentences have a scheduled release date, if no other charges or warrants exist.
A. A prisoner can have one of two accounts. The canteen account is available for the prisoner to use to order items from the commissary service. Only cash or money orders are accepted for prisoners. A prisoner sentenced with work release will have a Huber account instead of a canteen account. By law, the Sheriff collects the wages of the prisoners.