Eureka Police Jail

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The Eureka Police Jail is located at 611 7Th Street in Eureka, SD and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Eureka Police Department.

This page will tell you information about anything related to the Eureka Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Eureka Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the advice and information that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any comments or feedback that would be beneficial to others would be much appreciated.

Eureka Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Eureka Police Jail Inmate List has information about people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes current status, and visiting hours. Also, you are able to get the same information about anybody booked or discharged in the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to get their inmate information faster if you’ve got the arrestee’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID.

Eureka Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Eureka Police Jail takes you through the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first step is that you have to answer some questions, like your full legal name, street address, birth date and contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to make a phone call in order to talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will be given a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. This process will take between 30 minutes to quite a few hours. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the faster you will get discharged from jail. Also, how fast you get released can depend on whether or not you have a cash bond amount or if the judge needs to determine the bail amount. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and know the date of your release, plan to be discharged between 9am and noon.

Eureka Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you need to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Eureka Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s names will be put into a log of approved visitors for the inmate. Each visitor will have to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Visitors that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so you should call the jail at 605-284-2601 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Eureka Police Jail you must be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

Be sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No mobile phones are allowed at Eureka Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to 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 old and is not related to the inmate, the minor 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Eureka Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Eureka 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 Eureka 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 Eureka 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 think you might have an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the court records on the website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the Mcpherson County jail, by phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are in the public record and the information is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. These records include a case file that includes a docket sheet and any documents filed in the case. You are able to access your court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Mcpherson County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of a person’s criminal background. These state databases are linked together and you can track criminal histories from another state. You are able to go to the Mcpherson County Courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for the following crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to inmates could change, so be sure to double check the Eureka Police Jail site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Eureka 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 Eureka Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 605-284-2601 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 Eureka Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products including 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

All phone calls from the Eureka Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are a lot pricier than phone calls made at home. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but bear 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 might get cut back or forbidden.

The Eureka Police Jail phone number is: 605-284-2601

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits from all 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 Eureka Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different 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 lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up 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 inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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