Goose Creek Police Jail

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The Goose Creek Police Jail is located at 519 North Goose Creek Boulevard in Goose Creek, SC and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Goose Creek Police Department.

This page tells you all the information about everything one might want to know about the Goose Creek Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Goose Creek Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, court information, and much, much more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you all the information and tips you need to make the process easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask it, and any comments or feedback that might be beneficial to others will be much appreciated.

Goose Creek Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Goose Creek Police Jail Inmate Locator is a roster of people who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to get the same information on anybody arrested and processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You can find their arrest information faster if you enter your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Goose Creek Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Goose Creek Police Jail includes each of these steps:

You will be placed in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you may not be processed immediately.

First you have to answer a number of questions, such as your full legal name, address, date of birth and contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are discharged.

You will get to use the telephone in order to contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, if not you you will be given a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. The discharge process may take anywhere from 10 minutes to all day long. In simple terms, the faster you post bail, the sooner you will get discharged from jail. How quickly you get discharged depends on whether or not you have a bond amount or if the judge must figure out your bail amount. For a minor charge, you will be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served out your jail sentence and are given a discharge date, plan to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Goose Creek Police Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must provide each visitor’s full name to the Goose Creek Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be entered in the visitation log as an Authorized visit. Each visitor will be required to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors that arrives for visitation late or that does not have a visting order will not be able to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so we suggest that you call the official Goose Creek Police Jail at 843-863-5200 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Goose Creek Police Jail you have to first have your name on the inmate’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Goose Creek Police Jail, and you will be searched. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons currently on must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. Usually is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 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 the visitor is younger than 18 years old 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Goose Creek Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Goose Creek 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 Goose Creek 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 Goose Creek 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can access arrest warrants inquiry online or call the court directly. You have to have their first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. 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 the person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, go there in person, or look online. An arrest is in the public record and this information 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 case file that contains a docket and all of the documents and filings filed in the case. You are able to access the court records online, or at the clerk’s office of the court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each and every state maintains records of a person’s criminal history. These databases are linked together so you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. Go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a totally different state, you might have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

When you look up a person’s crminal records you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or breaking and entering, theft, larceny.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending funds to Goose Creek Police Jail jail inmates is likely to change, so we suggest that you double check the Goose Creek Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Goose Creek 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 Goose Creek Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 843-863-5200 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 Goose Creek Police Jail store. You can buy a number of things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Bear in mind that you will most likely want to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Goose Creek Police Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are generally pricier than regular phone calls. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates must keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you break the rules and are disciplined, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated altogether.

The Goose Creek Police Jail phone number is: 843-863-5200

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the inmate phone calls 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 Goose Creek Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 lower 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 any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail or prison 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 Goose Creek Police Jail, click the link below.

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