Edisto Beach Police Jail

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The Edisto Beach Police Jail is located at 2414 Murray Street in Edisto Beach, SC and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Edisto Beach Police Department.

This guide will tell you all the information about anything related to the Edisto Beach Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Edisto Beach Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Colleton County court records, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information that you need to make getting locked up a little less stressful. If you have questions, just ask it, and also any feedback or comments that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Edisto Beach Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Edisto Beach Police Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of individuals who were arrested and are now in jail, including current status, and visiting schedule. Also, you can get the same information about anybody arrested and booked or released within the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to find their arrest information quicker if you have their full name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Edisto Beach Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Edisto Beach Police Jail is made up of each of these steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you will answer a bunch of questions, such as your full name, address, birth date and an emergency contact, and you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

They will allow you to make a telephone call to talk to a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing street clothes, if not you will be issued a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail can take anywhere from 10 minutes to all day. In simple terms, the quicker you post bail, the sooner you will get discharged. Also, how fast you get released might depend on if you’ve been given a bond amount or if a magistrate still needs to figure out how much to set your bail at. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, expect to be discharged in the morning.

Edisto Beach Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates need to give information about each visitor to the Edisto Beach Police Jail in advance of any visit. Your visitors will be entered in a log of approved visitors for the inmate. Each and every visitor has to provide proof of identification. Anyone that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to visit the inmate.

Jail visitation policies frequently change, so you should call the jail at 843-869-2505 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Edisto Beach Police Jail you must first be on their visitation list.

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

No mobile phones are allowed at Edisto Beach Police Jail, and you will be searched before entering. No personal belongings. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not 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, 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Edisto Beach Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Edisto Beach Police 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 Edisto Beach Police 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 Edisto Beach Police 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants inquiry on the Colleton County court website or you are able to call the jail. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. You should know that if there is a warrant for your arrest, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and these records are freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a court case file that includes a docket and any of the filings and documents filed in the court case. You are able to access the court records on the internet, or at the Colleton County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal background. These online databases are connected so you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You can go to the Colleton County Courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, 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 are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug offenses, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to someone in jail at the Edisto Beach Police Jail might change, so visit the Edisto Beach Police Jail site when you send any funds.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Edisto Beach Police 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 Edisto Beach Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 843-869-2505 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 Edisto Beach Police Jail store. An inmate can purchase different things here, like toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will probably need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that inmates can buy if they have money in their commissary account. These items 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

The only phone calls that Edisto Beach Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Calls made in jail are usually pricier than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone privileges may be limited or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: 843-869-2505

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they operate, which means that they they control the prices. The money these phone service providers make 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 Edisto Beach Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out how to lower 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 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 any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail 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 Edisto Beach Police Jail, click the link below.

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