Swansea Police Jail

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The Swansea Police Jail is located at 320 West 3Rd Street in Swansea, SC and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Swansea Town Police Department.

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

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Introduction

This guide is designed to offer information and tips that you need to make the process a lot easier. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask them, and please leave any comments or tips that could help other people in the same situation is welcome.

Swansea Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Swansea Police Jail Inmate Lookup is an online list of individuals who have been arrested and are in jail, including status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to find information for anybody processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Prisoners are shown in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to find their inmate information fast if you’ve got their name, birth date, or arrest number.

Swansea Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Swansea Police Jail includes these steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

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

They will let you make a telephone call to get in touch with a family member, friend, or loved-on.

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

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get released from jail. This process may take anywhere between 15 minutes to all day long. In other words the faster you post bail, the sooner you will be released. Also, it depends on whether you have a bond amount or if the magistrate has to determine how much your bail will be. For lesser charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and are given a date of your release, you should plan to be discharged that morning.

Swansea Police Jail Visitation

Inmates have to provide each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Swansea Police Jail in advance. Your visitor’s information will go into the visitors log as an authorized visitor. All visitors is required to provide acceptable photo identification. Anyone that arrives for visitation late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

The Swansea Police Jail visitation procedures frequently change, so it would be wise to call the official Swansea Police Jail at 803-568-3366 before you go to the jail to visit.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Swansea Police Jail you have to have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to take your up to date government issued ID or valid driver’s license when you go to visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No cellphones at Swansea Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age is related to the inmate, they will have to 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 Swansea Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Swansea 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 Swansea 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 Swansea 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 might have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants on the Lexington County court website or you are able to call the court. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. You should know that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

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

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. These records include a case file that contains a court docket and any filings and documents filed in the court case. You can access the court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These databases are connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from another state. You can go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that it was in a different state entirely, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions 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 theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send funds to people in jail might change, so be sure to check the Swansea Police Jail site when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Swansea 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 Swansea Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 803-568-3366 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 Swansea Police Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have enough money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to hygiene products such as 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 Swansea Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are typically more expensive than regular phone calls. There is no limit to when and how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone privileges could be reduced or eliminated completely.

Phone Number: 803-568-3366

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 Swansea Police 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 state prisons and local jails learning how to lower your inmates phone charges can be more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date 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 inmate phone calls. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone call 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 Swansea Police Jail, click the link below.

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