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General Jail Rules
The
information published on this web site was valid at the time of
publication. Adams County reserves the right to make changes and
improvements at any time and without notice, and assumes no
liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly as a result of
errors, omissions or discrepancies.
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After
being booked, each prisoner will be allowed a reasonable number of
telephone calls, if requested.
Each prisoner will be allowed to use the telephone in his/her
section, anytime, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. All telephone calls out of the Jail Sections are collect
calls.
A
prisoner who can provide his/her own stamps, paper and envelopes can
send out as many
letters as they want.
Inmates
are allowed certain personal items:
United
States Postage Stamps
Paper
- No wire bound notebooks
Books
- Paper back books only, no magazines or newspapers.
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Pictures - No bigger than 5" x 7"
No
prisoner will be allowed to keep money, jewelry or anything of
value.
Each
prisoner’s money will be locked in the Lock Box, in the Booking
Area. Those having money will be permitted to purchase from
Commissary, during their incarceration. Commissary will be
run every week. The maximum amount that can be spent on Commissary
is $60, with Phone Cards not being included in the total. All money
orders must be turned in no later than midnight on Sunday. Money
orders are not to exceed $50.00.
Inmates
will not be allowed to sell or buy other inmates’ personal items
(clothes, shoes, etc.) by using the items bought from Commissary.
Laundry
for all sections will be done every day.
Each
prisoner will shave and shower a reasonable number of times weekly. “Razors,
Mon-Fri, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. only.”
Any
complaints will be made in writing and given to the Jail Officer,
who will turn the letter over
to the Jail Administrator.
No
prisoner has the right to assign work or have supervision over any
other inmate.
Fighting
and arguing is prohibited.
Prisoners
will be responsible for any county property issued to them.
Damage to any County property will result in prosecution for
Criminal Damage to Property.
Each
inmate will fill out a visiting list.
The list will be filled out once a month, with only three
people per month being allowed to visit. The visiting list can be redone with new names 30 days after
the last one is made out.
Violation
of the Jail Rules, verbal abuse or any other form of disrespect or
refusal to obey the Jail Officers will be cause for loss of any or
all privileges or a ticket. Violators may
also be lodged in an individual cell.
Prisoners
will be required to clean their own cell block area.
Each prisoner will keep his/her area in a neat order at all
times. Cleaning
supplies will be furnished in the morning hours only.
No
smoking or magazines will be allowed in the sections.
No
photographs or hand drawn pictures will be allowed on the walls or
bars. No paper will be
allowed to cover the cell lights.
Papers used for these purposes will be confiscated.
Any paper, including religious or
court papers, can be confiscated if misused.
Marking or writing on the walls
is not permitted.
Gambling
is strictly prohibited.
No
items (paper, etc.) will be thrown into the catwalks.
Prisoners, in any section, in violation will lose the
opportunity to buy such items from commissary.
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