Wilmot Police Jail

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The Wilmot Police Jail is located at 516 Main Street in Wilmot, SD and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Wilmot Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything a person needs to know about the Wilmot Police Jail, like how to find out who’s in jail at the Wilmot Police Jail, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Roberts County court records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to offer advice and information you need to make helping a friend or family member get out of jail less stressfull. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask them, and please leave any comments or tips that would be a benefit to others is much appreciated.

Wilmot Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Wilmot Police Jail Inmate List is a roster of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes custody status, and visiting hours. You can also find info about anybody who has been arrested or released within the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to locate the information more quickly if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Wilmot Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Wilmot Police Jail includes each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. When the jail is busy, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First you must answer some basic questions, such as your full name, street address, birthdate and contact person, and you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, You will be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you get released from jail.

You will get to use the phone to talk to a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might be able to keep wearing street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. This process will take between 15 minutes to many hours. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will be freed. Also, it might depend on whether or not you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a magistrate has to decide on how much your bail will be. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and are given a date of your release, plan to be released in the morning.

Wilmot Police Jail Visitation

Inmates have to provide each visitor’s full name to the Wilmot Police Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will go into the visitation log as an authorized visitor. Every visitor has to provide a photo ID when visiting. Anyone showing up late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures can change, so it would be wise to call the facility at 605-938-4811 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Wilmot Police Jail you have to first be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No phones at Wilmot Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Persons currently on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not going to be approved.

If the 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 a visitor is under the age of 18 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 in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Wilmot Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Wilmot 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 Wilmot 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 Wilmot 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 an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can access arrest warrants on the Roberts County jail website or 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 know that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Roberts County jail, either by phone, go there in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. Court 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 the internet, or at the Roberts County Clerk of Court in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of a person’s criminal background. These databases are linked together so you can track criminal histories from other states. You are able to go to the Roberts County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or you can check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay for a more comprehensive search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any of the following crimes, drug offenses such as possession or trafficking, kidnapping, sexual offenses including rape, assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates can change at any time, so we suggest that you double check the Wilmot Police Jail website before you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Wilmot 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 Wilmot Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 605-938-4811 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 Wilmot Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

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

All phone calls from the Wilmot Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are generally more expensive than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you are under any sort of disciplinary procedure, phone calls may be limited or totally denied.

Phone Number: 605-938-4811

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have a monopoly at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The money 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 Wilmot Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers 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 the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails finding out how to decrease 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 rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their inmate calling prices in a way that nobody can save you money.

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

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