How to Contact an Inmate at Facility
Getting in touch usually means phone calls, electronic messages (when available), and planning visits in advance. Here's what you need to know about contact rules and the fastest way to connect.
Mail, photos, messaging, and phone/call options for staying in touch.
Inmates at Edgefield County Jail have telephone privileges, but third-party or alternative calling arrangements are not allowed. Calls may be monitored. The jail also offers TRULINCS electronic messaging for approved inmates and approved contacts. These messages are funded through the Inmate Trust Fund (not taxpayer dollars) and are monitored and screened. TRUFONE is used alongside these systems to monitor and control inmate communications for law-enforcement and operational purposes. If you want to message an inmate electronically, first confirm you're on their approved contact list. Then create an account with the facility's approved vendor and complete any required identity verification through that vendor portal.
Search for a loved one and send messages and photos in minutes.
Getting in touch usually means phone calls, electronic messages (when available), and planning visits in advance. Here's what you need to know about contact rules and the fastest way to connect.
The most common mistake families make? Mailing money directly to the facility. At FCI Edgefield, that can delay funds for days. Here's how to send money through MoneyGram using the exact fields the Bureau of Prisons requires.
Before you start the drive to FCI Edgefield, make one quick call. It can save you from showing up on a day visits are restricted, canceled, or running on a different schedule.
A quick phone call can save you a wasted trip. Before driving out to FCI Edgefield, confirm visits are running as expected and that your loved one can receive visitors that day.
Edgefield County Jail uses TRULINCS for electronic messaging, limited to approved inmates and approved contacts. First, confirm you're on the inmate's approved contact list. Then create an account through the facility's approved vendor portal and complete any required identity verification. All messages are monitored and screened.
No. Edgefield County Jail does not allow third-party or alternative calling arrangements. All phone calls must follow the jail's standard call procedures, and calls may be monitored.
Yes. TRULINCS messages are monitored and screened, and phone calls may be monitored. The jail also uses TRUFONE to monitor and control inmate communications for law-enforcement and operational purposes.
Want to visit someone at FCI Edgefield? Getting approved starts with one piece of paperwork: the BPâA0629 visitor questionnaire and release.
Want to visit someone at FCI Edgefield? First, you need to get approved. The BPâA0629 visitor questionnaire kicks off that processâand it includes a background-check authorization with real consequences for false answers.
Sending money is straightforward once you know the right method and enter details exactly as required. Most problems happen when people use the wrong address or format payment information incorrectly.