Address:
300 E. Madison Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
Phone:
410-545-8080
The devices are similar to common handheld tablets, but are made exclusively by GettingOut, a GTL / Viapath company.
Tablets offer specialized content and services for inmates to use during their stay at Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center, such as:
- Free services are already available for use on the device at Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center.
- Subscription services are funded separately by family and friends with deposits made into an inmate’s Debit Link account.
- Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center Inmates will then be able to purchase subscription services and premium content to enjoy.
What Does a Tablet Cost?
To estimate costs for phone calls, sign in to your account and click “Rate & Fees Calculator” in the footer (bottom of the page) or call 866-516-0115 for assistance.
You can find information about the Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center’s tablet program at the top of this page. If there is no information about it, it is because they either have recently changed companies or are not yet providing this service for inmates. Call 410-545-8080 to confirm.
Inmates in jails and prisons are using tablets for all the communication services available such as video visitation, video phone calls, regular phone calls, and electronic messaging – which is like texting and email.
Tablets are also used for entertainment, such as watching movies, television shows, listening to music and reading e-books. It is also used for education, self-help information, and legal research.
No, they are not connected to the internet. All the messages, visits and programming goes through a system controlled by the company that provides the tablets, and through the jail. They control what each inmate sees. All messages are carefully screened and not delivered if the sender or the inmate violates jail policy.
For accessing visits and messages, the tablets are free to us. Each unit has many of them, all provided by the company that has contracted with the jail. Of course, the video visits and messages have a fee and those are paid for by the inmate’s family and friends who use the service.
That’s the question a lot of people ask and don’t fully understand.
The way the jail staff looks at it, is that if they can keep the inmates busy and distracted, it makes it safer for them.
Tablets also give them a certain power over controller an inmate’s behavior. For example, if an inmate knows that they will lose the privilege of having access to a tablet if they get into a fight or violate another rule or policy, they will be better behaved.
Tablets are one of the few things that make an inmate feel as though they are free, and they don’t want to lose the privilege of having access to one.
CIDNET
City Tele Coin
Gettingout
GTL
Homewav
IC Solutions
Inmate Sales
JailATM
J Pay
NCIC
Oasis
Paytel
Reliance
Securus
Smart Communications
Yes, if an inmate breaks a tablet, then they are responsible for paying for it. The money will come out of their commissary funds, so not only do they lose access to having a tablet as punishment, but they also won’t be able to purchase snacks on commissary.
For inmates receiving mail in the Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center there are different addresses and policies depending on the inmate's status, as well as what type of mail they are receiving; personal mail, legal mail, subscriptions or books sent from a third-party such as Amazon.
All mail is to be shipped to the Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center:
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate’s State Identification (SID) number
BCBIC
300 EAST MADISON STREET
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21202
For complete information on mail policies, what you can send an inmate and what address to send them, check out our Inmate Mail page.
There are three options for putting money on an inmate's books:
Option 1 - Deposit Inmate Money Online
Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center uses Access Corrections to process all online deposits to an inmate's account. Access Corrections charges you a small fee for doing so, but the fee probably isn't as much as gas and parking would cost to take it to the jail in person.
Option 2 - Mail the Inmate Deposit to the Jail
Mailing a deposit takes more time to process than the other methods but can be done if you live too far away to bring it in person and you don't have a debit/credit card for online deposits. Never send cash. Always send a Money Order from the US Post Office, a reputable bank, Western Union, or Moneygram.
DPSCS Lockbox
P.O. Box 17111
Baltimore, MD 21297-0382
You should call the banking institution that issued the money order for the date cashed or similarly related questions, first..
Option 3 - Make an Inmate Deposit over the Phone by calling Access Corrections at 866-345-1884.
For more information about sending an inmate money for phone cards or other commissary sundries, check out our Inmate Money Page.
Follow these instructions on how to open an account with GTL Connect Network (aka Viapath Technologies)
For full instructions on the Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center Inmate Phone System, what the costs are, how it works, and tips and guidelines on rules, regulations and saving money on calls, check out our Inmate Phones Page.
To Deposit Money in an inmate's account follow these steps:
**NOTE** GTL is in a transition merging into a new company called ViaPath Technologies.
All the information you need to understand depositing money into an inmate's trust fund, specifically for phone calls, but also for Commissary, in Baltimore city, can be found on our Send Money Page.
To mail or email an inmate in Baltimore city follow these steps:
When mailing a letter or postcard to an inmate, please follow these instructions:
Emailing Messages & Photos
Facility_name_1} contracts with GTL GettingOut, the same service that handles iInmate Phone Systems and Video Visitation, for sending secure messages and photos between you and your inmate.
If you are not already registered, do so here, or Log in.
Then use the Facility Finder to:
1. Select Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center,
2. Add your inmate to your list of contacts,
3. Add a credit or debit card to cover your costs.
Customer Service Questions
'Online' Contact Form, or
Call 866-516-0115
Go here to this FAQ to get answers to how the transition to ViaPath from GTL and gettingout will affect your account.
All the information you need to understand mail and email policies for Baltimore city can be found on our Inmate Mail Page and our Text/Email an Inmate Page.
To find out how to get access to a tablet for inmate read the following:
1. First, Register or Sign In to GettingOut/GTL
2. Purchase the services you want for your Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center inmate.
3. All inmates have free access to the tablets to read their letters from family & friends, but there are many other services available to keep your inmate busy while incarcerated... such as Games, Books, Music and Movies. These other services come with fees that you can pay for when you pay for phone service.
To learn more about Tablet Rentals for inmates, including the cost, all the services available and everything else you need to know, check out our Tablet Rental Page.
To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center follow these steps:
For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Baltimore city.
To send commissary money to an inmate in Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center follow these steps:
For all information on how to Send Money to an inmate's account check out our full money and commissary guide for Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center.