Jefferson Police Jail

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The Jefferson Police Jail is located at 208 Main Street in Jefferson, SD and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Jefferson Police Department.

This site will tell you all the information about everything you might need to know about the Jefferson Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Jefferson Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give information and advice that you need to make helping someone get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it, and please leave any comments or feedback that would be beneficial to others will be appreciated.

Jefferson Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Jefferson Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of individuals who are in jail, including status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to get the same information on anybody arrested and processed or released within the last 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate their inmate information quicker if you have your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Jefferson Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Jefferson Police Jail takes you through these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First you will have to answer a bunch of questions, such as your full legal name, home address, birth date and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all of your personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

They will let you make a phone call so you can contact a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail can take between 30 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster you post bail, the quicker you will get discharged from jail. How quickly you get discharged can depend on if you’ve got a cash bond or if a magistrate has to figure out the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. If you have served a sentence in jail and have a release date, plan to be released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Jefferson Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Jefferson Police Jail in advance. This information will go into a log of visitors for the requesting inmate. Each visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors that gets to visitation or that does not have a visting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so call the facility at 605-966-5588 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

To visit someone at the Jefferson Police Jail you have to first be added to their visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones at Jefferson Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not related to the inmate, this visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Jefferson Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Jefferson Police Jail is always searched and inspected for contraband that might threaten the security, safety or well-being of the facility, its staff, and inmates. Inmates can only receive metered, unstamped, plain white postcards no larger than 4″ x 6″ as mail. The writing on the postcard has to be in pencil or blue or black ink. If it has a stamp on it, it will get returned. If you write in green ink, then it will get returned. If you send any other kind of mail will be returned to the sender. If there is no return address on it, then the unauthorized mail will be stored in the inmate’s locker until the inmate gets release.

Do not include any of these things in the mail that you send to an inmate: any kind of threat to jail order, any description of the manufacture of weapons, bombs, incendiary devices, or tools for escape; do not encourage or advocate any kind of violence, hate speech, or racial or ethnic supremacy. Inmates are not allowed to write to other inmates.

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Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Jefferson Police Jail. This includes sending money for to spend in the commissary, sending regular mail or photos, sending money for phone calls, and even postcards.

This page covers everthing you need to know about the Jefferson Police Jail to help you follow these procedures and guidelines. If you have questions, or there is something that you were looking for, but did not find, please contact us using the contact link in the site menu.

Public Records

Warrant Inquiry

If you believe you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the website or you can call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. Keep in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or look online. An arrest is a matter of public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a court case file that contains a court docket and all of the documents and filings filed in the court case. You are able to access your court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of people’s criminal past. These online databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to the Union County Courthouse and check in person, or check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to inmates might change, so we suggest that you check the Jefferson Police Jail site before you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Jefferson Police Jail

You will have your own ‘bank account’ while in jail. This money is used to purchase items from the Commissary. Family and friends can deposit money into this account for you, and any money you earn while in prison will also be deposited into your account. Outside money can be paid in to your account via a money order, cash or check. If someone sends a check or money order, make sure that they write your inmate ID on it. The maximum amount you are allowed in your account is $290 per month.

Guidelines For Sending Money To An Inmate

Before you send any money you should find out what online money transfer companies the jail your inmate is incarcerated in uses. The exact method that the Jefferson Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 605-966-5588 to get the current payment method.

You may be required to be on the inmate’s visitation list in order to send them money, and be aware that they may have a limit on how much you deposit at one time, like $200-300 at a time, or a limit on how much money may be in the inmate’s account at one time.

Some of the money transfer firms being used by various facilities include JPay, MoneyGram, AccessCorrections, OffenderConnect, Touchpayonline, JailATM, WU, smartdeposit, and tigercommissary.

If an inmate has fines or are required to pay restitution then they will be subject to garnishment of their commissary/trust account. If the inmate has a garnishment, then money to pay them will be taken from the inmate’s bank account. In some cases it may be a percentage or the entire amount of the obligation, but the actual percentage depends on the circumstances. We recommend that inmates talk to the counselor at their facility and try to find out. You can also try to make an arrangement so that only a percentage of your commissary funds are taken, instead of all your funds take at one time.

Commissary

The commissary is the Jefferson Police Jail store. You can purchase different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products such as soap, shampoo, and disposable razors for shaving. The commissary also sells other things like books and magazines, televisions and radios, playing cards, headphones, MP3 players, and electronic tablets. They also sell everything need to write home to family, friends, and loved ones: paper, envelopes, and stamps. If an inmate is indigent and cannot afford paper and stamps, the jail will provide these things to an inmate who has not had any money in their commissary account for at least 30 days.

Phone Calls & Phone Usage Policy

The only phone calls that Jefferson Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are a lot pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 605-966-5588

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits off of all of the inmate phone calls are split with the facility, so there is no incentive for the jail or the counselors at the facility to show inmates or their family how to save money on inmate phone calls at the Jefferson Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things will determine how much an inmate phone call will cost: Where you are located; Where your inmate is located, What type of phone number you have.

For example, if your inmate is in federal prison, if you get a new local number then this will decrease your inmate’s phone call rate from $.21 per minute to only $.06 per minute.

For the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Jefferson Police Jail, click the link below.

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