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Miner County Jail Information

Address

Miner County Jail
400 North Main Street & Park Ave.
Howard, SD 57539

Phone Number

Phone: (605) 772-4501

The Miner County Jail is located at 400 North Main Street & Park Ave. in Howard, SD and is a medium security county jail operated by the Miner County Sheriff’s Department.

This site will tell you information about anything one might want to know about the Miner County Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Miner County Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information, and much, much more.

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to offer information and advice that you’ll need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have questions, please feel free to ask it, and any feedback or comments that could help other people in the same situation will be welcome.

Miner County Jail Inmate Search

Do you have a family member, loved one, or friend that is locked up and need to find out where they are? Do you know a friend or family member that’s been arrested and you want to find them?

To see who is in jail at the Miner County Jail you need to use the search form.

Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Miner County Jail Inmate Locator has information about people who have been arrested, including status, and times the inmate can have visitors. You can also get the same information on anyone booked or released within the past 24 hours. Inmates are listed alphabetically by last name. You’ll be able to get the information fast if you’ve got the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Miner County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Miner County Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

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

They will allow you to make a phone call in order to get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process may take between 10 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you can get released from jail. How quickly you get discharged depends on if you have a bond amount or if the judge needs to decide on how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and have a release date, plan to get released that morning.

Miner County Jail Visitation

Inmates need to list information about each visitor to the Miner County Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s information will go in a Visiting log for the requesting inmate. Every visitor is required to provide identification. Anyone arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

The Miner County Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so it would be wise to call the jail at (605) 772-4501 before you go.

Visiting Hours

Day	Visiting Hours
Monday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday	9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday	9:00am – 5:00pm

Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Miner County Jail you must be on the inmate’s visitation list.

Make sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones at Miner County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 a 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 Miner County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Miner 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.

Mailing Address

The address that you should use if you are sending a letter to an inmate at the Miner County Jail is:

Miner County Jail
400 North Main Street & Park Ave.
Howard, SD 57539

Here is how you should address the letter:

[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Miner County Jail
400 North Main Street & Park Ave.
Howard, SD 57539

The Miner County Jail mail policy changes often, so review the site before send a letter to someone in jail there.

Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Miner 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 Miner 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants online 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 ask the officer in charge. You should know 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 know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. An arrest is in the public record and these records are available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file containing a docket and any filings and documents filed in the court case. You can access court records via the internet, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of someone’s criminal past. These state databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal histories from other states. You can go to the Miner County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for DUI, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to people in jail is likely to change, so be sure to review the Miner County Jail site before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Miner 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 Miner County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (605) 772-4501 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 inmateâ€™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 Miner County Jail store. You can buy several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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 Miner County Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are usually more costly than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the rules and are disciplined, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: (605) 772-4501

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of 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 Miner County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring out how to decrease your inmates phone charges is 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 significantly on how much it costs you to call your inmate. 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 jail has set their inmate calling prices so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

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

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