Two Ways to Get Calls from Pickens County Detention: Collect Calls and Commissary Calling Cards (and How to Decline a Call)

Pickens County Detention uses Securus for inmate phone service, and the phones are collect-only by default. That means you - the person on the outside - accept and pay for each call. The exception? If your loved one buys a calling card through commissary.

When someone calls you from Pickens County Detention using the standard setup, it comes through as a collect call via Securus. They place the call from inside, you decide whether to accept, and if you do, the charges go on your bill.

1. Answer the incoming call - you’ll hear an automated message at the start of the call.
2. Listen to the options - the system will give you choices during the initial message.
3. Choose the option to accept - select the appropriate prompt to take the call as a collect call.

Inmates at Pickens County Detention can also buy telephone calling cards through commissary. When your loved one uses one of these cards, the call cost comes out of those prepaid funds instead of billing you as a collect call.

• ✓ Inmates can purchase telephone calling cards through the Pickens County Detention commissary program.
• ✓ Calling cards let the inmate pay for calls from their side instead of placing the call as collect to you.

Need to skip a call without blocking future ones? When the recorded message plays, choose the "decline" option (or whatever the system calls it). This refuses that one call only - nothing else changes.

Pickens County Detention doesn't publish per-minute or per-call rates on its website. To find out what you'll pay, listen to the Securus prompts when a call comes in or check your Securus account for billing details.