Dekalb County TN Jail is located in Smithville, a city located in Dekalb County, TN that serves as the prison facility for Dekalb County and surrounding areas. When TN residents are sentenced to a medium prison, they are often sent to Dekalb County TN Jail. The listed address of Dekalb County TN Jail is 100 S Public Sq. This is facility is located in Smithville, TN, 37166-1723. This city is in Dekalb. Before traveling, you should always call the jail to verify your inmate is still located at this address and that they can receive visitors.
Prisons in TN, like many others these days can make it difficult and costly for inmates to call the outside. This is also true of Dekalb County TN Jail. Some charge long distance fees of over $10 a minute making it almost impossible to maintain relationships and family ties. Inmate families have found they can avoid these abusive fees by setting up a local prison phone number that ring their long distance phone. A company called GlobalTel.com provides this service and they can be contacted here:
jail calls. They also provide an easy way to send mail to an inmate. To use their mail service, click here:
send postcards. Always talk with your inmate to learn the hours they are permitted to make phone calls or receive visitors. Facilities like Dekalb County TN Jail have rules for sending mail and restrictions on the days and times allowed for visitation, Facilities in TN each have different rules that you'll be required to follow. So don't assume they are the same as each other.
Dekalb County TN Jail is a County Jail facility. It can be helpful to understand the type of facility because this will largely determine how inmates at Dekalb County TN Jail will be treated. Prisons and jails today charge for everything. You can expect to pay for soap, toothpaste, phone calls and stamps, books and even paper are all provided for a fee that is often many times higher than the price paid in the free world. Setting up an economical phone service so you can communicate without long distance charges is the first step. Then you should ask your inmate what else they will need and how you can properly send it.
Dekalb County TN Jail is located in the CST time zone. Ensure your call times match the correct time in your inmate's location. The current Dekalb County TN Jail warden is Sheriff Patrick Ray. You can often talk directly with them at a smaller facility or write and email them at a larger one. This will naturally depend on the size and type of your prison facility. Dekalb County TN Jail has a current occupancy of 80. The total inmate capacity of Dekalb County TN Jail is officially 104. The living conditions at facilities like Dekalb County TN Jail are often determined by the level of overcrowding. Having to share a bed or having too many inmates in a tight space can lead to conflicts. Prison families can do a lot to help each other and their inmates in Dekalb County TN Jail by sharing information about this facility with other families. We make that easy. Take a moment to share your experiences at Dekalb County TN Jail. Everything from suggestions about the best places to stay to the most helpful local organizations can be valuable to others.