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Beaufort County Detention Center

Address:
106 Ribaut Road
Beaufort, SC 29902
Phone:
843-255-5179

Beaufort County Detention Center - Remote Video Visitation with your Inmate

Beaufort County Detention Center uses IC Solutions for their Remote Video Visitation services.

In order to visit with your inmate online, you must first register with IC Solutions.
There are three ways to visit remotely with your inmate:
1.   Using your personal computer.
2.   Using the IC Solutions iphone or Android app.
3.   Using the IC Solutions visitation kiosk in the jail lobby.

How it Works
Register or Log in here.

Once you are logged into your existing IC Solutions account or have created a new account and are logged in, you must select Register for Video and enter the facility name.
Select your Inmate.
Fund your account using either a Visa, Mastercard credit or debit card.
Schedule a Visit.

Registering and Scheduling Video Visits Instructions

'Understanding IC Solutions Video Visits' Instructions

Remote Visitation using the IC Solutions app
Download your phone app:
iphone
Android
Instruction for using the IC Solutions app

Cost of a Remote Video Visit

The cost for a remote video visit ranges from $7-10 for 20-25 minute visit. Rates are subject to change.

Video Visitation Rules
Understanding the rules completely are the responsibility of both you and your inmate. Not knowing the rules will NOT be accepted as an excuse if you make a mistake and violate them. Disobeying them could result in being banned from have future visits.
•   Any inmate or visitor whose behavior is disruptive during a visit may have his/her visiting privileges suspended/terminated.
•   All visits are subject to monitoring and recording.
•   All visits must be scheduled 6 hours prior to the appointment or up to 13 days in advance.
•   You must check-in 15 minutes prior to the scheduled visit.
•   Valid picture identification (e.g., driver's license, State I.D., or Military I.D. with picture) is required of all visitors, with the exception of children under the age of 17.
•   Visitors under the age of 17 must be accompanied and supervised by an authorized adult visitor.
•   Visitors who 'arrive' after the scheduled start time may not be allowed to visit.
•   Clothing must cover all private/sensitive body areas.
•   The visitation schedule may be canceled or altered on holidays or for safety/security reasons.
•   Beaufort County Detention Center can disconnect, deny, change, or cancel a visit at any time.
•   Internet connectivity issues during offsite visits will NOT be refunded.
•   Each visitation session will show a timer to display elapsed time.
•   After your visit has ended your connection will be terminated automatically.

Beaufort County Detention Center ON-SITE (at the jail) VIDEO VISITATION SCHEDULE
106 Ribaut Road
Beaufort, SC 29902
843-255-5179

On-site Visits are free
Visits every day except for Sunday
A maximum of two on-site visits per week.
All visits must be made at least 24 hours in advance.
Check in 10 minutes before scheduled visit.
Inmates are allowed (2) onsite video visits per week and unlimited offsite visits, with a maximum of 2 Adults and 3 Children.
Offsite Visits are at a cost of $5.00.
Two adults and one infant allowed per visit, except on Saturday... two adults and three children are allowed.

DAY	TIME
MONDAY	8:30AM - 3:30PM
TUESDAY	8:30AM - 3:30PM
WEDNESDAY	8:30AM - 3:30PM
THURSDAY	8:30AM - 3:30PM
FRIDAY	8:30AM - 3:30PM
SATURDAY	8:30AM - 3:30PM

Beaufort County Detention Center REMOTE (at home) VIDEO VISITATION SCHEDULE

There is a fee for Remote video visitation.
All visits must be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance.
There is no limit on the number of visits or visitors with Off-site visitation.
Off site visits cost $5.00.
Inmates on a modified recreation schedule will be limited to 1 or 2 visits per day, depending on status.
Bravo 4 and Suicide Watch inmates will have NO visitation.

UNITS	DAY	TIME
Alpha 1 Bravo 2 Bottom Tier	MON WED SAT	12:30-3:30PM 8:30-11:30PM
Alpha 1 Bravo 2 Bottom Tier	TUE THU SUN	8:30-11:30AM 4:30-7:30PM
Alpha 1 Bravo 2 Top Tier (200 level)	MON WED SAT	8:30-11:30AM 4:30-7:30PM
Alpha 1 Bravo 2 Top Tier (200 level)	TUE THU SAT	12:30-3:30PM 8:30-11:30PM
Alpha 2 SH-A, SH-B, MH, IH Charlie 1, Pre-Class	DAILY	8:30-11:30AM 12:30-2:00PM 12:30-3:00PM (SAT&SUN only)
Alpha 2 SH-A, SH-B, MH, IH Charlie 1, Pre-Class	DAILY	4:30-7:30PM 8:30-10:00PM 8:30-11:00PM (FRI&SAT only)
BRAVO 3 (Top & Bottom Tiers Rotate Daily)	DAILY	8:30-11:00AM 12:30-3:30PM
BRAVO 5 (Inmate Workers)	DAILY	8:30-11:30AM 12:30-3:30PM 4:30-7:30PM 7:30-11:30PM

*** Alpha 1/Bravo 2 on Fridays***
The tiers will be on a rotating Top and Bottom Tier schedule. Example: if the Top Tier was out for early rec (830-1130AM, 4:30-7:30PM) on Friday #1, the following Friday the Top Tier will be out for the late rec (1230-3:30PM, 8:30-11:30PM)

What is a video visit?

Video visitation, also known as remote visitation, is quickly becoming the preferred method for visiting an inmate in jail or prison for the following reasons:

•   It requires little to no staff, versus the staff required to move inmates to and from the visit and watch over the visit. It saves the Beaufort County Detention Center money.
•   It removes any opportunity for contraband (drugs) to enter the facility.
•   It can become a profit center for the facility, given that the revenue generated by visits is shared with the jail.
•   While inmates prefer to see family and friends in person, video visitation allows them to visit with them more often, and on a whim.
•   Video visitation gives the inmates and their visitors the feeling of more privacy.

Video visitation from the perspective of the visitor allows them to visit from their home, their car, at work, and even allows them to take their device to a family or religious gathering. It allows them to give their inmate the feeling of belonging and not being forgotten.

Video visitation can take place on a computer, a tablet or a phone.

Video visitation saves time. Instead of spending hours driving to the jail, checking in, filling out paperwork, potentially being searched, waiting, and then having a 15–30-minute visit, if it isn’t cancelled at the last minute, the visit can be done from anywhere during a short break in the visitor’s day.

If the visitor does not have access to a phone or computer, they can make an appointment ahead of time and use terminals in the lobby of the jail.

You must also be on the inmate's approved list, even for a video visit.

What are the companies that work with the jails and prisons that allow video visits?

There are several different companies that contract with all the jails and prisons that allow video visitation:

These are the companies in alphabetical order:

CIDNET
City Tele Coin
Correct Solutions Group
Correct Pay
Ctel
Gettingout
GTL
Homewav
IC Solutions
Inmate Canteen
Inmate Sales
iwebvisits
JailATM
Jpay
Gettingintouch (netvisit)
NCIC
Prodigy Sales
Reliance
Securus
Smart Communications
Tiger Services
Visitel
In addition, some jails use Microsoft Meeting and Zoom.

Beaufort County Detention Center may now offer IC Solutions Tablet Rentals to their inmates.

IC Solutions is the same company that handles inmate phone systems, video visitations, email and texting and digital letters.

The tablets can be rented on a monthly basis and while not directly connected to the internet, the inmates can use them for the following activities:

Phone Calls - Inmates may make calls directly from their tablet allowing for more privacy. The rates are the same as the phones in the unit, and the calls are still recorded and monitored.
eMessaging - Communicate via a text based message or picture. Fee based system.
Education - Free educational platform and course catalog that provides thousands of educational resources.
Self Help -Inmates have daily access to mental health and addiction recovery programming.
Music - Top-40, Hip-Hop, Country, Rock, Gospel, and more.
Law Library - Legal research with up-to-date case information.
eBooks - Thousands of available titles.
Religion - Religious resources for spiritual guidance.
Games - Inmates can play their favorite games. Available through monthly subscriptions
Facility Services - Digital access to submitted forms, requests, facility documents, and notifications from staff.

Here's how it works:

Register here. It is recommended you use Chrome or Firefox.
Pay for the subscription.
You get charged the 1st of each month.
You get charged a full month even if it's only used for a partial month.
No activation or early termination fees.
Your inmate will recieve their tablet in 3-5 business days, after you pay.

For more information about IC Solutions and theiur tablet program, including availability, price, benefits and more, check out our Inmate Tablet page.

Beaufort County Detention Center Inmate Mail Guidelines

Postcards
The Beaufort County Detention Center allows inmates to receive pre-metered postcards like the type purchased from the post office. They may also allow certain photo postcards as long as they have not been tampered with or contain images that may be considered to be obscene or violent in nature.

Envelopes
The Beaufort County Detention Center also allows envelopes to be mailed to inmates.

Postcards and envelopes MUST be mailed to the following address:
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#, Pod (Housing Unit) #
Beaufort County Detention Center
P.O. Drawer 1228
Beaufort South Carolina 29901-1228

Legal Mail

Send all legal Mail to this Address:
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#, Pod (Housing Unit) #
Beaufort County Detention Center
P.O. Drawer 1228
Beaufort South Carolina 29901-1228

Newspapers
Local or national newspapers may also be mailed to the inmate as long as they are mailed directly from the newspaper publisher.

Magazines
News, special interest or sports magazines may also be mailed to an inmate as long as they are shipped directly from the publisher. Any magazines that contain profanity, weapons, pornography or other content that is adult in nature will be confiscated by the jail staff and will NOT be delivered to the inmate.

Books
The Beaufort County Detention Center allows books to be mailed directly to the jail from a reputable source such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Books-A-Million. You can order them directly from your computer and have them shipped to the inmate at the address below.
Books must NOT contain images or content that are considered excessively violent, pornographic or obscene. Any book that does not meet the Beaufort County Detention Center standards will be disposed of. No more than three books may be shipped at any one time.
Hard cover books will not be accepted by the jail due to their potential to be used as a weapon.

All newspapers, magazines and books are to be shipped to:
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#, Pod (Housing Unit) #
Beaufort County Detention Center
P.O. Drawer 1228
Beaufort South Carolina 29901-1228

How to visit an inmate in Beaufort County South Carolina using Video Visitation or visiting an inmate at the jail

To visit an inmate in Beaufort County follow these steps:

In addition to visiting inmates at the jail, Beaufort County Detention Center uses a video visitation service called IC Solutions.
In order to visit with your inmate online or at the Beaufort County Jail Video Kiosk, you must first register with IC Solutions.
Once you are logged into your existing IC Solutions account or have created a new account and are logged in, you must select Register for Video and enter Beaufort County Detention Center.
Then select your Beaufort County Inmate.
Then fund your account using either a Visa, Mastercard credit or debit card.
Lastly, schedule a visit.
The cost for a remote video visit ranges from $7-10 for 20-25 minute visit. Rates are subject to change.

For full instructions on all the benefits of using IC Solutions to visit a Beaufort County inmate, visiting an inmate at the jail itself, rates, policies, rules, dress codes, bringing children, attorney and clergy visits and more, go to our official Visit Inmate Page.

How to Deposit Money Online for an inmate in Beaufort County Detention Center

Beaufort County Detention Center uses McDaniel Supply Company for their inmate commissary.

McDaniel Supply operates the JailPackStore website so you can order online using a credit or debit card. They will send the money to your inmate at Beaufort County Detention Center.

JailPackStore has a very cumbersome website that requires you to:

1. register,
2. add a credit or debit card, and then
3. locate your inmate, before you can even deposit funds.

Maximum Deposit - $300

Fee to Deposit Money using a credit or debit card -

$3.95 to deposit $10.00 - 25.00
$6.95 to deposit $25.01 - 100.00
$8.95 to deposit $100.01 - 200.00
$10.95 to deposit $200.01 to 300.00

Any money that you deposit and don't immediately send will be held as a credit on your account for future disbursement or spend.

For full instructions on how to deposit money to your inmate online, what the fees are, and how to save money doing it this way, check out our inmate money page.

How to Send a Carepack Commissary Package Directly to an Inmate in Beaufort County

To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Beaufort County Detention Center follow these steps:

Beaufort County Detention Center uses McDaniel Supply Company for their inmate commissary.
McDaniel Supply operates the JailPackStore website so you can order online using a credit or debit card. They will ship your order directly to your inmate at Beaufort County Detention Center.
JailPackStore has a very cumbersome website that requires you to: 1. register, 2. add a credit or debit card, and then 3. locate your inmate in Beaufort County before you can even see their commissary products, prices, additional fees, etc.

NOTE: There will also be a limit on how much product you can send your inmate in Beaufort County at any one time.

For all information, tips and a list and photos of available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in Beaufort County Detention Center check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Beaufort County.

How Do Inmates in Beaufort County Detention Center Make Phone Calls?

To receive phone calls from inmates in Beaufort County, or to assist them in making phone calls to other people, follow these steps:

Beaufort County Detention Center uses the services of IC Solutions.
Register with them online or call them at 888-506-8407.
Agents are available 24 hours a day, and speak both English & Spanish.
Services for Beaufort County inmates and their families and friends include Collect Calling, PIN Debits, Purchasing Calling Cards, Voicemail & Prepaid calls. In addition, IC Solutions provides secure messaging, sending photos, video phone calls and online deposits for inmates and their families in Beaufort County.
Although rates are subject to change, they generally run about $0.21 per minute for phone calls.

Note: All your calls with an inmate are recorded, stored and shared with law enforcement if the conversation deals with your case or any criminal activity. Anything communicated can be used against you or your inmate in court.

For all the information regarding phone calls with Beaufort County inmates; rules, policies, phone calling times, limits and more visit our Inmate Phone Page.