What to Expect During Intake and Booking at Butte-Silver Bow Detention Center
The first hours after an arrest can feel like a blur, especially when you're waiting for a call. Here's the basic intake and booking flow at Butte-Silver Bow Detention Center, including when phone access usually happens and what to know about the $25 booking fee.
Once someone arrives at Butte-Silver Bow Detention Center, booking officers take over and intake begins. The person answers a series of questions from the booking officer. [6af28f147d1eba2b] Then come the core steps: they're booked in, photographed, and fingerprinted. [6af28f147d1eba2b] If you're waiting to hear from them, this sequence matters. Phone access comes after these steps are finished.
Note: Phone use is allowed after booking is complete, including the photo and fingerprinting. [6af28f147d1eba2b]
At Butte-Silver Bow Detention Center, the arrestee can use the phone once booking is complete (after the photo and fingerprints). [6af28f147d1eba2b] That call is typically to a bondsman, family member, or friend. If you're the person they'll call, keep your phone close and be ready to write down any details they share. [6af28f147d1eba2b]
The facility charges a flat $25 booking fee to all arrestees. [03b6e2235937eb8c]
- ✓ When money is placed on an inmate’s account, the booking fee is satisfied first (this includes the $25 booking fee). [14b6d07fc02830c0] [03b6e2235937eb8c]
- ✓ Medical copay fees are also paid first, before money can be used for other purposes. [14b6d07fc02830c0]
- ✓ Any remaining funds can be used to purchase items from the commissary. [14b6d07fc02830c0]
Tip: If you plan to put money on their account right away, expect immediate deductions. The $25 booking fee and any medical copays are taken first, and only what is left over is available for commissary. [03b6e2235937eb8c] [14b6d07fc02830c0]
After booking comes classification. This is when the facility determines what happens next. If the arrestee can't bond out, or if the offense isn't bondable, they're transferred to a housing unit after classification. [6af28f147d1eba2b]
Butte-Silver Bow Detention Center uses a classification system that works as a risk assessment. Officers research the inmate's personal and criminal history as part of this review. [95d84a92ff8e2caa] They also consider past and present behavior while in custody. Mental or physical disabilities factor into housing decisions as well. [95d84a92ff8e2caa]
After classification, inmates are placed in housing units ranging from minimum to maximum security. [95d84a92ff8e2caa]
- Complete classification: The facility uses a risk-assessment process that looks at history, in-custody behavior, and mental or physical disabilities. [95d84a92ff8e2caa]
- Determine next status: After classification, the person is assigned an appropriate security level (minimum through maximum). [95d84a92ff8e2caa]
- Move to housing if not released: If the arrestee cannot bond out, or the offense is not bondable, they are transferred to the housing unit. [6af28f147d1eba2b]
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