Greenwood County SC Detention Center | Greenwood, South Carolina

528 Edgefield St
Greenwood, SC 29646-2605

(864) 943-8059
Greenwood County SC Detention Center
Kenny Downing
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1976
Minimum
County Jail

Greenwood County SC Detention Center

The Greenwood County SC Detention Center in Greenwood County serves as a prison facility for the city of Greenwood and other smaller towns surrounding Greenwood. As well as inmates awaiting transfer to other prisons, jails and State penitentiaries. Greenwood County SC Detention Center is one of several Minimum prisons for the State of SC. It's important to call an inmate first to make sure they can receive visitors and that they are still at the facility. Greenwood County SC Detention Center is located in Greenwood SC, in the 29646-2605 Zipcode. This is in Greenwood County SC. Before traveling or booking hotels, always verify with your inmate first.

Prisons in SC, like many others these days can make it difficult and costly for inmates to call the outside. This is also true of Greenwood County SC Detention Center. Some charge long distance fees of over $10 a minute making it almost impossible to maintain relationships and family ties. Inmate families have found they can avoid these abusive fees by setting up a local prison phone number that ring their long distance phone. A company called GlobalTel.com provides this service and they can be contacted here: jail calls. They also provide an easy way to send mail to an inmate. To use their mail service, click here: send postcards. Always talk with your inmate to learn the hours they are permitted to make phone calls or receive visitors. Facilities like Greenwood County SC Detention Center have rules for sending mail and restrictions on the days and times allowed for visitation, Facilities in SC each have different rules that you'll be required to follow. So don't assume they are the same as each other.

Greenwood County SC Detention Center is a County Jail facility. It can be helpful to understand the type of facility because this will largely determine how inmates at Greenwood County SC Detention Center will be treated. Prison is expensive. Even public prison facilities appear to be operating like for-profit prisons these days. Long distance phone calls are a favorite way for jails to make money. Charging inmates for everything from soap to toothpaste is another. Even sending your inmate money to buy these things will come with an added fee. The first thing to do is set up an economical line of communication as suggested above. Then you can communicate with the inmate to discuss a reasonable budget and how the family can work together to pay and keep it.

Greenwood County SC Detention Center is located in the EST time zone. Ensure your call times match the correct time in your inmate's location. The current Greenwood County SC Detention Center warden is Kenny Downing. You can often talk directly with them at a smaller facility or write and email them at a larger one. This will naturally depend on the size and type of your prison facility. Prison families can do a lot to help each other and their inmates in Greenwood County SC Detention Center by sharing information about this facility with other families. We make that easy. Take a moment to share your experiences at Greenwood County SC Detention Center. Everything from suggestions about the best places to stay to the most helpful local organizations can be valuable to others.
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