Scotland Police Jail

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The Scotland Police Jail is located at 530 Juniper Street in Scotland, SD and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Scotland Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything you might need to know about the Scotland Police Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Scotland Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer information and tips you need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a question, just ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that could be a benefit to others would be much appreciated.

Scotland Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Scotland Police Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find info for anybody processed or discharged within the last 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can get the information faster if you have the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Scotland Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake procedure at the Scotland Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

You will have to answer some simple questions, such as your legal name, home address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will allow you to make a phone call in order to get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail may take anywhere from 15 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the sooner you will get out of jail. It also can depend on whether or not you’ve been given a bond amount or if the judge needs to figure out your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a release date, you should expect to get released in the morning.

Scotland Police Jail Visitation

Inmates must provide each visitor’s full name to the Scotland Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitor’s information will be put in a log of visitors as an authorized visitor. Every visitor will have to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors that gets to visitation or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

Visitation procedures are always changing, so make sure that you call the jail at 605-583-4485 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

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

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

No phones at Scotland Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Persons currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 under the age of 18 and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Scotland Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Scotland 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 Scotland 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 Scotland 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 an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the Bon Homme County jail website or you are able to call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or find out online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a case file that includes a docket sheet and any of the filings and documents filed in your case. You can access court records on the internet, or at the Bon Homme County Clerk of Court where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains records of a person’s criminal past. These online databases are connected so you are able to track criminal convictions from another state. You are able to go to courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes, which can include, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail at the Scotland Police Jail could change, so check the Scotland Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Scotland 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 Scotland Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 605-583-4485 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 Scotland Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Scotland Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are generally pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or cut altogether.

Phone Number: 605-583-4485

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all phone calls that inmates make 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 Scotland Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors will determine the cost of an inmate phone call: 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 state prisons and local jails finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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