What Your Loved One Gets When They Arrive at Daviess County: The $3 Admission Kit and Rules for Books/Bibles
When someone is newly booked into Daviess County Detention Center, you probably want to know what they'll receive, what might be charged to their account, and how you can send books or request religious items.
When your loved one is placed in a housing unit at Daviess County Detention Center, they receive an admission kit with basic supplies. County inmates who aren't self-paying their housing fees will see a $3 charge automatically deducted from their account to cover the kit.
The admission kit includes basic hygiene items and supplies to write and mail a letter right away. For county inmates not self-paying their housing fees, the $3 charge is automatically applied to their inmate account.
- ✓ Comb
- ✓ Deodorant
- ✓ 3 sheets of paper
- ✓ 1 stamped envelope
- ✓ Pen
- ✓ Shampoo
- ✓ Soap
- ✓ Toothbrush and toothpaste
Note: The kit comes with a stamped envelope, toothbrush, and toothpaste. This lets your loved one reach out to you and handle basic hygiene from day one.
Want to help with reading material? Daviess County Detention Center accepts new or used books as donations to the inmate library. This is a solid option if you're unsure what someone can keep in their housing unit.
- ✓ No hardback books
- ✓ No spiral bindings
- ✓ No nudity, pornography, or any content that may be deemed inappropriate due to safety or security reasons
Note: Content screening can be strict. If a book is considered inappropriate for safety or security reasons, it can be rejected.
For religious materials, your loved one can request free Bibles and Bible workbooks through the facility kiosk. Look under the "Religion" tab.
- Decide whether you are donating to the library - Daviess County Detention Center allows new or used books to be donated to the inmate library.
- Check the cover type - avoid hardback books.
- Check the binding - avoid spiral bindings.
- Flip through for content issues - skip anything with nudity, pornography, or material that could be considered inappropriate for safety or security reasons.
Quick reminder: Before you send or donate a book, double-check that it is not hardback, not spiral-bound, and does not include content that could be rejected for safety or security reasons.
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