Address:
Cheshire Correctional Institution
900 Highland Avenue
Cheshire, CT 06410
Phone:
203-651-6100
Video Visitation is done using Microsoft Teams Group Chat Software.
Cheshire Correctional Institution
900 Highland Avenue
Cheshire, CT 06410
203-651-6100
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RULES & GUIDELINES FOR VISITING AN INMATE
VISITATION SCHEDULE - Go to this page to see times for Specific Inmates and Units for Cheshire Correctional Institution
DAY | TIMES |
MONDAY | 8:15AM - 9:15PM |
TUESDAY | 8:15AM - 9:15PM |
WEDNESDAY | 8:15AM - 9:15PM |
THURSDAY | 8:15AM - 9:15PM |
FRIDAY | 8:15AM - 9:15PM |
SATURDAY | 8:15AM - 9:15PM |
SUNDAY | 8:15AM - 9:15PM |
Video Visitation is done using Microsoft Teams Group Chat Software.
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 Cheshire Correctional Institution 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.
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.
Video Visitation is done using Microsoft Teams Group Chat Software.
To rent a tablet for an inmate in New Haven County follow these instructions:
For all New Haven County information on Tablet Rentals for your inmate, check out our Tablet Rental Page.
There are four ways to deposit money in an inmate's account in the Connecticut State Department of Correction:
In order to do any of these you need to know the exact name the inmate is incarcerated under, and their Inmate ID#.
If you can't find the inmate and booking number online, call the Trust Fund Office at 860-692-7670.
1. Cheshire Correctional Institution and JPAY.
To find out fees, how to's, calling times, limits on phone calls and other systems Securus has do that you can communicate with your New Haven County inmate, check out our Inmate Phone Page.
NOTE: All of your inmate's phone calls are recorded and stored. It is advised not to discuss their pending case.
To send a text or email message to a New Haven County inmate, do the following:
Cheshire Correctional Institution uses Securus eMessaging for Inmate Email.
Register here. (You are already registered if you signed up with Securus for 'Phone' or 'Remote Visitation' in New Haven County or any jail or prison in the country).
Steps:
1. Sign up for eMessaging
2. Find your New Haven County inmate.
3. Purchase a book of Securus ‘stamps’.
4. Type & Send message.
For all New Haven County information for sending secure messages to an inmate in Cheshire Correctional Institution, including instructions, video examples, fees, limits, tablet rentals and more, check out out Text/Email an Inmate Page.