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Address
209 East Main Street
Elk Point, SD 57025
Phone Number
Phone Number: (605) 356-2679
The Union County Jail is located at 209 East Main Street in Elk Point, SD and is a medium security county jail operated by the Union County Sheriff’s Department.
This guide tells you information about everything a person needs to know about the Union County Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Union County court records, and lots more.Top 10 Searches for Union County Jail
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- How to Send Inmate Care Packages to Union County Jail
- What is Inmate Commissary?
- How to Send Money to an Inmate at Union County Jail
- How to Search Union County Arrest Records
Introduction
The purpose of this guide is to give information and advice that you’ll need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a question, just ask it, and please leave any feedback or comments that might be beneficial to others will be welcome.
Union County Jail Inmate Search
Do you have a family member or friend that is incarcerated and don’t know how to find them? Do you know a friend or family member who has been arrested and you need to find out what jail they’re in?
To look up who is in jail at the Union County Jail you need to use the search form.
Who’s In Jail
The Union County Jail Inmate Search is an online list of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes current status, and visiting schedule. You can also get information for anyone processed or discharged in the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to get the information more quickly if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.
Union County Jail Policies and Procedures
Intake Procedures
The intake procedure at the Union County Jail takes you through each of the following steps:
You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you may not be processed immediately.
The first thing you will have to to is you will have to answer some simple questions, like your legal name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your mental and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and stored until you get released.
You will be allowed to make a phone call so you can talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.
If you think you will get released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.
Discharge Procedures
When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process takes anywhere from 10 minutes to many hours. In other words the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will get out of jail. How quickly you get discharged will depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a judge must decide on the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a release date, expect to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.
Union County Jail Visitation
In order to have visitors, inmates have to list information about each visitor to the Union County Jail before anyone can visit them. Your visitors will be entered in the visitation log for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors will have to provide identification. Any visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.
Jail visitation policies frequently change, so make sure that you call the facility at (605) 356-2679 before you try to visit an inmate.
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
In order to visit someone at the Union County Jail you have to first be on their visitation list.
Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter without it.
No cellphones are allowed at Union County Jail, and you will be searched. No personal belongings. Anybody under must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. Such visitation is not normally approved.
If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age 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 the visitor is under the age of 18 and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor 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 magazines to an inmate at the Union County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Union 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
If you would like to send a letter to an inmate at Union County Jail, use this address:
Union County Jail
209 East Main Street
Elk Point, SD 57025
Here is how you should address the letter:
[INMATE’S FULL NAME]
[INMATE ID]
Union County Jail
209 East Main Street
Elk Point, SD 57025
The Union County Jail inmate mail policy changes often, so check the site when you send a letter.
Sending Other Things to an Inmate
There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Union 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 Union 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 a warrant out for your arrest, you can check the court records on the Union County court website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. 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 the person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are public record and this is accessible to anyone.
Court Records
Court Records are considered public records, so they are accessible to anyone who requests them. These records include a court case file that includes a court docket and any of the documents filed in your court case. You can access your court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.
Criminal Records
Every state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal history. These databases are linked together so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.
A criminal history search you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for DWI or DUI, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.
Money & Commissary
The rules for sending funds to someone in jail change frequently, so we suggest that you visit the Union County Jail website before send money to someone in jail there.
How To Send Money to an Inmate at Union 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 Union County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (605) 356-2679 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 Union County Jail store. An inmate 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 cause you to lose commissary privileges.
The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that the inmate can buy if they have sufficient funds in their trust 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
All phone calls from the Union County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . These phone calls are typically pricier than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the jail rules, your ability to use the phone could be reduced or forbidden completely.
Phone Number: (605) 356-2679
How To Save Money on Inmate Calls
Correctional facility phone service providers 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 profits these phone service providers make off of 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 Union County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 significantly on calling your inmate. In some cases, we will not be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their phone rates so high that nobody can save you money.
For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Union County Jail, click the link below.
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