Burnettown Police Jail

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The Burnettown Police Jail is located at 3144 Augusta Road in Burnettown, SC and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Burnettown Police Department.

This site will tell you all the information about anything a person needs to know about the Burnettown Police Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you info that you’ll need to make helping someone get out of jail a lot easier. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any comments or tips that could be beneficial to others will be much appreciated.

Burnettown Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Burnettown Police Jail Inmate List has information about people who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. You can also find the same information for anyone booked or released in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate the information quicker if you’ve got your friend or family member’s full name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

Burnettown Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the Burnettown Police Jail takes you through each of the following steps:

They’ll put you in a holding cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First you will have to answer some questions, such as what is your legal name, address, birth date and a contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will get to use the phone so you can get in touch with a member of your family, friend, or loved one.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, you will be allowed to wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged from jail takes between 10 minutes to many hours. Or, simply, the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you will get out of jail. Also, it depends on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if a magistrate needs to determine the bail amount. For lesser charges, you will get booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a discharge date, you should plan to be released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Burnettown Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Burnettown Police Jail in advance. This information will be entered into a Visiting log as an authorized visitor. All visitors is required to provide proof of identification. Anyone arriving late or without a visiting order will not be able to attend visitation.

The Burnettown Police Jail visitation procedures are always changing, so we suggest that you call the jail at 803-593-2100 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Burnettown Police Jail you must first be on this person’s visitation list.

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

No phones are allowed at Burnettown Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer before visiting. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 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 younger than 18 years old 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Burnettown Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Burnettown 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 Burnettown 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 Burnettown 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 believe you have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can check arrest warrants on the website or you are able to call the jail. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you have a first and last name, and the date of their arrest, contact the jail, on the phone, in person, or check online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and this information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file that contains a docket and any of the filings and documents filed in the court case. You are able to access your court records on the website, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of someone’s criminal background. These state databases are linked together and you can track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You are able to go to courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that it was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you are able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted 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 like assault or murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to Burnettown Police Jail inmates are always changing, so we suggest that you visit the Burnettown Police Jail site when send money to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Burnettown 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 Burnettown Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 803-593-2100 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 Burnettown Police Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will probably need to use the commissary on a daily basis, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their commissary account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to 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 Burnettown Police Jail inmates are allowed to make are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are typically more expensive than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on how often you can use the phone, but bear in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you are disciplined for an infraction, phone calls could be reduced or forbidden completely.

The Burnettown Police Jail phone number is: 803-593-2100

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 how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make off of all of the phone calls that inmates make 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 Burnettown Police Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. These 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails figuring 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 calling rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on calling your inmate. There are some circumstances where 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 cases like this, the jail or prison has set their phone call rates so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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