Barnwell County Detention Center

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The Barnwell County Detention Center is located at 57 Wall Street in Barnwell, SC and is a medium security county jail operated by the Barnwell County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you all the information about everything a person needs to know about the Barnwell County Detention Center, like how to find an inmate at the Barnwell County Detention Center, 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 you all the information that you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and please leave any comments or feedback that might be a benefit to others will be welcome.

Barnwell County Detention Center Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Barnwell County Detention Center Inmate Roster is a roster of people who were arrested and are now in jail, including status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get the same information about anybody arrested and processed or released in the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by their last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information quicker if you’ve got your friend or family member’s name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Barnwell County Detention Center Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Barnwell County Detention Center takes you through the following 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.

You will answer some simple questions, like what is your full name, home address, birth date and contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, any personal property you have will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will let you make a telephone call in order to talk to family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged will take from 30 minutes to many hours. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will be freed. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the magistrate needs to determine how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, you will get booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a release date, you should expect to get discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Barnwell County Detention Center Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must list the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Barnwell County Detention Center in advance. This information will go in the visitation log as an Authorized visit. All visitors is required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone that gets to visitation or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Barnwell County Detention Center change often, so it would be wise to call the facility at (803) 541-1102 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Barnwell County Detention Center you have to first be added to the inmate’s visitation list.

Be sure to bring 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 Barnwell County Detention Center, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Barnwell County Detention Center. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Barnwell County Detention Center 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 Barnwell County Detention Center. 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 Barnwell County Detention Center 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check court records on the Barnwell County court website or you are able to call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Barnwell County jail, either by phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a case file that includes a docket and any filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access the court records online, or at the Barnwell County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains a record of a person’s criminal background. These state databases are all connected so you can track criminal histories from any other state. Go to courthouse and check in person, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more intensive search.

A criminal history search you will get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DWI or DUI, drug crimes, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail is likely to change, so be sure to double check the Barnwell County Detention Center website when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Barnwell County Detention Center

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 Barnwell County Detention Center uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (803) 541-1102 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 Barnwell County Detention Center store. An inmate can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as 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

The only phone calls that Barnwell County Detention Center inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are much more costly than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or forbidden.

The Barnwell County Detention Center phone number is: (803) 541-1102

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at each facility that they operate, which means that they get to set the prices. The money these phone service providers make from 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 Barnwell County Detention Center. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following 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 learning how to lower your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some circumstances 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 phone rates in a way that nobody can save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Barnwell County Detention Center, click the link below.

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