Selby Police Jail

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The Selby Police Jail is located at 3409 Main Street in Selby, SD and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Selby Police Department.

This guide will tell you information about anything you might need to know about the Selby Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Selby Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and much much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer info that you need to make the process a lot easier. If you have questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and also any tips or comments that would be a benefit to other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Selby Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Selby Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of individuals who are in jail, which includes custody status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also find information about anyone booked or discharged in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find their arrest information quicker if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Selby Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Selby Police Jail includes these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you will have to answer a bunch of questions, like your full name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will then be allowed to use the phone so you can call a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. This process can take anywhere from 15 minutes to all day long. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the quicker you will get out of jail. Also, how fast you get released will depend on if you’ve been given a cash bond or if the magistrate needs to figure out how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and have a date of your release, plan to get discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Selby Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Selby Police Jail in advance. This information will be entered in the visitation log for the inmate. Each and every visitor is required to provide proof of identification. Any visitors showing up late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so you should call the facility at 605-649-7800 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Selby Police Jail you have to first be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Selby Police Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Persons on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Usually is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 is related to the inmate, they will have to 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, 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 magazines to an inmate at the Selby Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Selby 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 Selby 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 Selby 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the arrest warrants inquiry on the Walworth County court website or you can call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and their arrest date, contact the Walworth County jail, either by phone, in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. They include a case file containing a docket and all of the documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access court records on their website, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are all linked so you can track criminal convictions from any other state. Go to the Walworth County Courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any of the following crimes, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Selby Police Jail jail inmates could change, so we suggest that you double check the Selby Police Jail site before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Selby 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 Selby Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 605-649-7800 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 Selby Police Jail store. An inmate can buy several different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Selby Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are usually more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about 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 are disciplined for an infraction, your ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Selby Police Jail phone number is: 605-649-7800

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make off of all of the phone calls that inmates make are shared 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 Selby Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 state prisons and local jails finding out how to lower 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 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 therefore 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 will be able to save you money.

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

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