Oak Harbor Jail Visitation Changes Due to Coronavirus

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Oak Harbor Jail

Address:
860 SE Barrington Drive
Oak Harbor, WA 98277
Phone:
(360) 279-4600

New Visitation Policies in Oak Harbor Jail Due to COVID-19 Coronavirus

Because of concerns for the safety and wellness of both staff and inmates at the Oak Harbor Jail in Oak Harbor, Washington, contact visits of any type may be suspended. Even if they have visits, from time to time, face masks may be required.

Approved Non-contact visits with family, friends and the inmate’s lawyers may still be allowed when at-home or onsite video visitation is not available, however given that new guidelines are changing daily please check the visitation page or call (360) 279-4600 for updates.

Video Visitation at Oak Harbor Jail

At-home and onsite video visitation guidelines for Oak Harbor Jail, when this service is available, can be found by going to the visitation information page.

We highly recommend that you call (360) 279-4600 first for any changes due to staff shortages or other unforeseen circumstances, including whether your inmate has become ill and is unable to be in the general population where video kiosks are available.

How Long Will These Changes Last?

Experts in the study of the COVID-19 are anticipating that spread of the virus will be a ongoing concern for Island County, the state of Washington and the entire United States until well into 2024 and maybe even beyond. We are witnessing the virus becoming more contagious, but less deadly over time. Many people think that the 'more contagious, but less deadly' variants will infect so many people that a higher level of natural immunity for the majority of Americans will be the end result.

Will the Inmates in Oak Harbor Jail Be Safe from Getting Sick With COVID-19 Coronavirus?

Whether the inmates are safe from contracting the coronavirus depends entirely on two things:

The Virus being introduced into the facility by a staff member or inmate who is unaware that they have it.
How easily it spreads.

At this stage most people who get the coronavirus show very few symptoms beyond what you might experience with a bad cold or a mild case of the common flu. Newer variants are turning out to be less deadly than the common flu we experience every year.

Studies that have been done are showing that the hardest hit are those 60 years of age and older, those with pre-existing medical issues like diabetes, leukemia or obese individuals. Young men and women rarely become very ill, and when they do, seem to recover quickly.

Given the close proximity of inmates and staff to each other in this lockup, it is going to be very difficult to prevent the spread of COVID-19 once it is introduced into the facility as the virus can spread via the microscopic vapor that we release every time we speak, cough or sneeze.

We will continuously update this page as the virus changes and new policies are instituted.

Collect Calls

Almost every jail, including Oak Harbor Jail, will allow inmates to contact pre-approved friends and family members' phones by calling collect.
Calling collect is typically the most expensive way to contact people by phone and in many cases, it requires credit approval or a deposit to be made into a third-party phone company account through a contract with the jail.

Direct Calls

Many jails are now contracting with a third party service (for a fee) that is less expensive and allows your inmate to use their phone system to make direct calls to your land line or cell phone.
To find out about Oak Harbor Jail phone services, call (360) 279-4600 or review the information on the Inmate Phone page.
Some jails also allow sell phone cards directly to an inmate in the jail commissary store.

Oak Harbor Jail Inmate Mail Policies and Address - What Can You Send, and Where?

For inmates receiving mail in the Oak Harbor Jail there are different addresses and policies depending on the inmate's status, as well as what type of mail they are receiving; personal mail, legal mail, subscriptions or books sent from a third-party such as Amazon.

All mail is to be shipped to the Oak Harbor Jail:
Full Name of Offender
Oak Harbor Jail
860 SE Barrington Drive
Oak Harbor, WA 98277

For complete information on mail policies, what you can send an inmate and what address to send them, check out our Inmate Mail page.