Lee County Jail Remote Inmate Video Visits

Lee County Jail

Address:
119 Pinewood Road
PO Box 610
Leesburg, GA 31763

Phone:

229-759-3328

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 Lee County Jail 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.

How to Email an Inmate at Lee County Jail

Using Jail ATM Digital Messaging with an Inmate at Lee County Jail - Sending and Receiving Messages.



How It Works:

Once you sign up with Jail ATM instant Messaging you can you can send texts from the cell phone associated with the mobile number you provided at sign-up, and receive text messages from the inmate on the same cell phone. You can only use the phone number you signed up with or it won't work.

To learn more about this email service, check out our full instructions, including fees at our emailing and texting page.


 

Lee County Jail uses the services of AmTel Confinement Telephone Specialists for purchasing calling cards and other phone services for phone communication with inmates and their friends and family members. Services include Collect Calling, PIN Debits or Purchasing Calling Cards.

You can either register here to make a payment, or call 800-849-6081 to do it over the phone. 
Agents are available from 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM EST, and speak both English & Spanish. 


 

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

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

  • Go to JailATM, choose Georgia, then choose Lee County Jail
  • Type in your inmate's last name or their Inmate ID.
  • Select your inmate, and then you will be prompted to Register with them to open an account.
  • Select the products you want shipped to them at Lee County Jail, and then input your payment method. 
  • NOTE: There may be a limit on how much product you can send your inmate in Lee County at any one time.
  • If you need to phone customer support, call 877-810-0914

For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages or sending money to an inmate in Lee County Jail check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Lee County.


 

How Do You Send Text or Email Messages to an Inmate in the Lee County Jail?

To send messages to a Lee County inmate follow these instructions:

Since Lee County Jail contracts with JailATM / Prodigy Telephone Solutions. they either already or will soon provide you and your inmate the ability to use their Messaging Service to send and receive electronic messages. Try both Jail ATM & Prodigy. They are in the midst of a merger and one or the other will be handling the Lee County Jail account.
 
Pay for the Prodigy Inmate Messaging Service at Lee County Jail.
- Online,
- Over the Phone by calling 866-700-4545,
- Using a Kiosk at Lee County Jail.
Pay for the JailATM Inmate Messaging Service at Lee County Jail.
- Online,
- Using a Kiosk at Lee County Jail.
- Over the phone 877-810-0914.

For all the information you need regarding messaging a Lee County inmate at the jail, including how it's done, how much it costs, rules and regulations and more, check out our Text/Email an Inmate Page.
NOTE: All of your communication with an inmate is recorded. Use discretion in what you discuss.


 

How Does an Inmate Make Phone Calls in Lee County Jail?

To receive phone calls from an inmate in Lee County follow these instructions:

Lee County Jail uses the services of NCIC for inmate phone calling. It is called a ‘friends & family account”.

In order to receive phone calls from your inmate, you need to do the following:

  • Register here, or by phone 800-943-2189
  • Choose Georgia.
  • Choose Lee County Jail
  • Select your Inmate.
  • Enter the phone number your Inmate will be calling.
  • Fund your Account. ($10-$100 at a time)

NOTE:
1.   You cannot receive any calls to your phone number from your inmate until both you and your phone number are registered.
2.  When you do receive a call, the number you will view on your phone from the incoming call is: 800-943-2189.
3.  When allowed by Lee County Jail, families can also leave secure voicemails for inmates to listen to.

Fees

  • Adding funds to your account - $3.00 
  • Cost of phone call of a Prepaid Collect Account - $0.21 per minute
  • Cost of an interstate (ex. Georgia to a different state) phone call NOT Prepaid - $0.25 per minute
  • Cost of an intrastate (ex. Georgia to Georgia) phone call NOT Prepaid - $0.25 per minute
  • Cost if you set up your account (or fund it) by phone using a live agent, you will be charged a one-time fee of $5.95.

NCIC Customer Service
Phone - 800-943-2189 or 903-247-0069
Email – [email protected]
Full list of participating jails.

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


 

How to Deposit Money Online for an Inmate in Lee County

To deposit money online for an inmate in Lee County Jail follow these steps:

  • Register to open an account, or Sign In to JailATM, a service that acts as a bank for inmates in Lee County.
  • After registering and signing in, select 'Send Money Now'.
  • Choose Georgia, then choose Lee County Jail
  • Type in your inmate's last name or their Inmate ID.
  • Select your inmate.
  • Input an amount to deposit to your inmate in Lee County Jail, and then input your payment method. 
  • NOTE: There may be a limit on how much money you can send your inmate in Lee County at any one time.
  • If you need to phone customer support, call 877-810-0914.

For all information, tips and procedures for sending money to an inmate in Lee County Jail, or depositing money at the jail, over the phone or by mail, check out our Send Money Page for Lee County.