Dorchester County Detention Center

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The Dorchester County Detention Center is located at 212 Deming Way in Summerville, SC and is a medium security county jail operated by the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you all the information about anything one might want to know about the Dorchester County Detention Center, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, how to find Dorchester County court records, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the information that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, just ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any feedback or comments that would help other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Dorchester County Detention Center Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Dorchester County Detention Center Inmate Roster has information about individuals currently in custody, which includes status, and times you can visit. Also, you can get the same information on anybody booked or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can locate their inmate information more quickly if you have their first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Dorchester County Detention Center Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Dorchester County Detention Center is made up of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first step is that you must answer some questions, such as what is your full legal name, home address, date of birth and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your medical and mental history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will be allowed to make a telephone call to contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to wear your street clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. Getting discharged from jail may take anywhere from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster you can post bail, the faster you will get let go. It also will depend on whether you have a bond amount or if a judge still needs to figure out how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, 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, you should expect to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Dorchester County Detention Center Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Dorchester County Detention Center in advance. This information will be put in the log as an Authorized visit. Every visitor will have to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone arriving late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures can change, so you should call the jail at (843) 832-0313 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Dorchester County Detention Center you must first be on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Dorchester County Detention Center, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone currently on must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not 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 under the age of 18 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 Dorchester County Detention Center. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Dorchester 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 Dorchester 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 Dorchester 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 believe you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records on the Dorchester County jail website or you can call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask one of the officers. You should be clear that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

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

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a court case file that contains a docket sheet and all documents filed in the court case. You can access your court records via the internet, or at the Dorchester County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of a person’s criminal history. These online databases are connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from other states. You can go to county courthouse and inquire, or check the website. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you will find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for DWI or DUI, drug Possession of drug trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to someone in jail might change, so be sure to double check the Dorchester County Detention Center site before you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Dorchester 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 Dorchester County Detention Center uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (843) 832-0313 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 Dorchester County Detention Center store. Inmates can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use 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 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 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 Dorchester County Detention Center are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are generally more costly than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules, phone calls could be reduced or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: (843) 832-0313

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 they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The money these phone service providers make off of all inmate phone calls 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 Dorchester County Detention Center. 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring 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 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 money on your inmate calls, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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