Wellford Police Jail

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The Wellford Police Jail is located at 127 Syphrit Road in Wellford, SC and is a medium security police department jail operated by the Wellford City Police Department.

This guide tells you information about everything you might want to know about the Wellford Police Jail, such as how to find an inmate at the Wellford Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures, how to find your court records, and much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give advice and information that you need to make the process a little less stressful. If you have a question, please feel free to ask it in the comment section below, and please leave any feedback or comments that might be beneficial to others would be appreciated.

Wellford Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Wellford Police Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, including status, and times you can visit. Also, you are able to get information about anyone processed or released within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to find their inmate information quicker if you have their full name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Wellford Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Wellford Police Jail is made up of the following steps:

You will get put in a holding cell. If the jail is busy, it will take a while to get processed.

You will have to answer a number of questions, like your legal name, home address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your medical and psychological history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID number and your fingerprints will be taken. Then, all personal property will be taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will allow you to make a telephone call to get in touch with family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you might be able to keep wearing your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you will be issued a jail uniform – the jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you finally post bail, you will be discharged from jail. Getting discharged from jail takes from 30 minutes to all day. Or, simply, the faster you can post bail, the faster you will be freed. It also can depend on if you have a cash bond or if the judge has to determine your bail amount. For minor charges, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and know the date of your release, plan to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Wellford Police Jail Visitation

To have visitors, you have to give the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Wellford Police Jail in advance of the visit. Your visitor’s names will be put in a log of approved visitors as an approved visitor. All visitors has to provide acceptable photo identification. Any visitors showing up late or without a visiting order will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so make sure that you call the official Wellford Police Jail at 864-439-2436 before you try to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the Wellford Police Jail you must first be added to the inmate’s approved visitation list.

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

No cellphones at Wellford Police Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. No personal belongings. Anyone currently on must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before visiting. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of 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 a visitor is under the age of 18 and is not related to the inmate, the minor 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 Wellford Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Wellford 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 Wellford 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 Wellford 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 have a warrant out for your arrest, you are able to check the court records on the website or call the jail directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that there is an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the jail, by phone, in person, or look online. Records of arrests are public record and this is accessible to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a court case file that contains a docket and all of the filings and documents filed in your case. You are able to access your court records online, or at the Spartanburg County Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Each state keeps a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These state databases are all connected so you are able to track criminal backgrounds from any other state. You are able to go to county courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county, and in the event that the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you are able to get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for the following crimes, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending funds to inmates could change, so we suggest that you double check the Wellford Police Jail website before send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Wellford 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 Wellford Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 864-439-2436 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 Wellford Police Jail store. An inmate can buy a number of things here, such as personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their 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

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Wellford Police Jail are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . Calls made in jail are typically pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that there are a limited number of phones, so all the inmates must share phone time. If you break the jail rules, an inmate’s phone privileges might get reduced or eliminated completely, as part of the punishment.

The Wellford Police Jail phone number is: 864-439-2436

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they have a contract with, which means that they get to set the prices. The money 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 Wellford Police Jail. The rates 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 finding 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 calling 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 therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In cases like this, the jail has set their calling prices so high that nobody can save you money.

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

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