Edmunds County Jail

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The Edmunds County Jail is located at 210 2nd Street in Ipswich, SD and is a medium security county jail operated by the Edmunds County Sheriff’s Department.

This site tells you information about anything a person needs to know about the Edmunds County Jail, like how to locate an inmate at the Edmunds County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information, and more.

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8. What is Inmate Commissary?
9. How to Send Money to an Inmate at Edmunds County Jail
10. How to Search Edmunds County Arrest Records

Introduction

This guide is meant to give you information that you need to make getting locked up easier. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it, and also any tips or comments that might be beneficial to others is much appreciated.

Edmunds County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Edmunds County Jail Inmate Search is an online list of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you can find the same information about anybody who has been arrested or released within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to get their arrest information quicker if you enter your friend or family member’s name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Edmunds County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Edmunds County Jail is made up of each of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

The first step is that you will have to answer some basic questions, such as what is your full name, street address, date of birth and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

They will allow you to make a telephone call to call family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged takes from 10 minutes to all day. So, the quicker you post bail, the faster you will get discharged. Also, it will depend on if you have a cash bond amount or if the judge needs to determine the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, expect to be released that morning.

Edmunds County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Edmunds County Jail in advance of the visit. This information will go into a log of visitors for the inmate. Each and every visitor will have to provide proof of identification. Anyone showing up late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Visitation procedures can change, so we suggest that you call the official Edmunds County Jail at (605) 426-6602 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Edmunds County Jail you have to have your name on their approved visitation list.

Be sure to take 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 are allowed at Edmunds County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anybody currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 and is not related to the inmate, this 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 Edmunds County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Edmunds County 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 Edmunds County 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 Edmunds County 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 for your arrest, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you are able to call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. 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 Edmunds County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. An arrest is a matter of public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. Court Records include a case file that contains a docket and all documents filed in your court case. You are able to access the court records on the website, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of a person’s criminal history. These online databases are linked together and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to county courthouse and inquire, or check online. It is helpful to know the county, and if it was in a completely different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A criminal records search you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession, 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 someone in jail at the Edmunds County Jail change frequently, so be sure to double check the Edmunds County Jail site when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Edmunds County 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 Edmunds County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (605) 426-6602 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 Edmunds County Jail store. Inmates can purchase different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably need to use 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 purchase if they have enough money in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as hygiene products like 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 Edmunds County Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Phone calls made in jail are typically more expensive than phone calls made at home. There is no limit to how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the jail rules, phone calls could be reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

Phone Number: (605) 426-6602

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits from all 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 Edmunds County 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out how to decrease 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 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 won’t be able to save you any money, 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 will be able to save you money.

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

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