Pickens County Detention

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The Pickens County Detention is located at 216 L.E.C Road in Pickens, SC and is a medium security county jail operated by the Pickens County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide will tell you info about everything you might need to know about the Pickens County Detention, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, booking and intake procedures, how to find Pickens County court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

This guide is meant to give you all the information and advice that you need to make getting locked up a lot easier. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it, and also any tips or comments that would help others is welcome.

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Who’s In Jail

The Pickens County Detention Inmate List is an online list of people currently in custody, including current status, and schedule for visitation. You can also find information about anyone processed or discharged within the past 24 hour period. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You’ll be able to get their arrest information more quickly if you have the arrestee’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID Number.

Pickens County Detention Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake procedure at the Pickens County Detention is made up of each of these steps:

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

First you will answer a bunch of questions, such as what is your full name, street address, date of birth and an emergency contact, and they’ll also ask about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken from you and will be stored until you are released.

You will be allowed to make a phone call to contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you think you will get released quickly, you might get to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will be given a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once you are able to post bail, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail takes from 10 minutes to all day. So, the faster you post bail, the faster you will get let go. It also depends on whether you’ve been given a bond amount or if a magistrate needs to determine the amount of bail to be set. For a minor charge, you will simply be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a discharge date, plan to get released anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

Pickens County Detention Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give information about each visitor to the Pickens County Detention before anyone can visit them. Your visitor’s information will be put into the log as an Authorized visit. Each visitor will be required to provide identification. Any visitors showing up late or that is not on the visitation list will be turned away.

Jail visitation policies change often, so make sure that you call the facility at (864) 898-5500 before you visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Pickens County Detention you have to be added to this person’s visitation list.

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

No phones at Pickens County Detention, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both the superintendent and their individual supervising officer prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a 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 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 about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Pickens County Detention. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Pickens County Detention 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 Pickens County Detention. 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 Pickens County Detention 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, you are able to check the arrest warrants inquiry on the website or you are able to call the court. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and inquire at the information desk. Bear in mind that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, they will take you into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

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

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a court case file containing a docket and all documents and filings filed in your court case. You are able to access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Pickens County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of someone’s criminal past. These online databases are all connected and you can track criminal backgrounds from another state. Go to the Pickens County Courthouse and make an inquiry, or check the website. It helps to know which county the crime occurred in, and in the event that the crime was in a different state entirely, you may have to pay a fee for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you will be able to get a listing of all the arrests, charges, or convictions for any crimes, which can include, drug Possession of drug trafficking, 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 process for sending money to inmates can change at any time, so we suggest that you double check the Pickens County Detention site when you send any money.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Pickens County Detention

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 Pickens County Detention uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (864) 898-5500 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 Pickens County Detention store. You can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely want 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 items that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal 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 Pickens County Detention inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Jail phone calls are typically pricier than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but inmates should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the rules, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get reduced or eliminated altogether.

Phone Number: (864) 898-5500

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service providers have exclusive contracts at every 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 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 Pickens County Detention. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three factors 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 state prisons and local jails figuring out how to decrease 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 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 cases like this, the jail or prison 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 Pickens County Detention, click the link below.

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