Sanborn County Jail

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The Sanborn County Jail is located at 604 West 6th Street in Woonsocket, SD and is a medium security county jail operated by the Sanborn County Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you info about anything one might want to know about the Sanborn County Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the Sanborn County Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find Sanborn County court records, and much more.

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Introduction

This guide is designed to offer information that you need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have a specific question, just ask it, and any comments or tips that might be beneficial to others would be much appreciated.

Sanborn County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Sanborn County Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of people who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and times you can visit. You can also get information about anybody arrested and booked or released within the last 24 hours. Prisoners are listed alphabetically by their last name. You will be able to get their inmate information fast if you have their full name, birth date, or arrest number.

Sanborn County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Sanborn County Jail is made up of each of these steps:

You will get put 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 a bunch of questions, such as your full legal name, home address, birthdate and an emergency contact person, and they’ll also ask about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all of your personal property will be taken away from you and will be stored until you are released.

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

If you are expected to be released quickly, you will be allowed to keep wearing your own clothes, otherwise you you will have to wear a jail uniform.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will get discharged from jail. Getting discharged will take anywhere between 15 minutes to all day. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the sooner you can get released from jail. Also, how fast you get released depends on whether or not you’ve got a cash bond amount or if the judge has to figure out how much to set your bail at. For a minor offense, you will be booked and get released without having to post bail. When you have served your sentence and know the discharge date, plan to get released at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Sanborn County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates have to list each visitor’s name to the Sanborn County Jail before anyone can visit them. This information will go in the visitation log for the inmate. All visitors will have to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Any visitors arriving late or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be able to attend visitation.

Jail visitation policies are always changing, so you should call the facility at (605) 796-4511 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit someone at the Sanborn County Jail you must have your name on their 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 are allowed at Sanborn County Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Anybody on must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of 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 younger than 18 years old and is not a family member of 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 even magazines to an inmate at the Sanborn County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Sanborn County 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 Sanborn County 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 Sanborn County 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 have an outstanding warrant, you can find out by checking the arrest warrants on the Sanborn County jail website or call the jail directly. You have to have their first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. 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 name, and the date of their arrest, contact the Sanborn County jail, either by phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are public record and this is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a case file that contains a docket and all of the documents filed in the case. You are able to access court records via the internet service ‘Public Access to Court Electronic Records’, or at the Sanborn County Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state maintains records of people’s criminal background. These databases are linked together and you can track criminal convictions from any other state. You can go to the Sanborn County Courthouse and inquire, or 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 complete search.

A criminal history search you will be able to find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or 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 procedure to send funds to Sanborn County Jail jail inmates might change, so it would be best to review the Sanborn County Jail site when you send money to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Sanborn County 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 Sanborn County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (605) 796-4511 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 Sanborn County Jail store. Inmates can buy several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Remember that you will most likely want to buy things from the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their account. These items 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

All phone calls from the Sanborn County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Jail phone calls are generally more costly than phone calls made at home. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but you should keep in mind that you are just one of many people who want to talk to their loved ones. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s ability to use the phone might get cut back or cut altogether.

The Sanborn County Jail phone number is: (605) 796-4511

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at every facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from 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 Sanborn County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different 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 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 how much it costs you to call your inmate. In some cases, we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and therefore 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 can save you money.

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

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