Address:
600 Old Colony Road
Selinsgrove, PA 17870-8610.
Phone:
570-374-7912
The tablets can be rented on a monthly basis and while not directly connected to the internet, the inmates can use them for the following activities:
Here's how it works:
Questions:
You can find information about the Snyder County Prison’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 570-374-7912 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.
To send a text or email message to a Snyder County inmate, do the following:
Snyder County Prison uses Securus eMessaging for Inmate Email.
Register here. (You are already registered if you signed up with Securus for 'Phone' or 'Remote Visitation' in Snyder County or any jail or prison in the country).
Steps:
1. Sign up for eMessaging
2. Find your Snyder County inmate.
3. Purchase a book of Securus ‘stamps’.
4. Type & Send message.
For all Snyder County information for sending secure messages to an inmate in Snyder County Prison, including instructions, video examples, fees, limits, tablet rentals and more, check out out Text/Email an Inmate Page.
Follow these instructions on how to open an account with GTL Connect Network (aka Viapath Technologies)
For full instructions on the Snyder County Prison 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 rent a tablet for an inmate in Snyder County follow these instructions:
If you have any questions:
For all Snyder County information on Tablet Rentals for your inmate, check out our Tablet Rental Page.
To visit an inmate in Snyder County follow these steps:
For full instructions on all the benefits of using JailATM to visit a Snyder County inmate, visiting an inmate at the jail itself, rates, policies, rules, dress codes, bringing children, attorney and clergy visits and more, go to our official Visit Inmate Page.
To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Snyder County Prison follow these steps:
For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages or sending money to an inmate in Snyder County Prison check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Snyder County.
To deposit money online for an inmate in Snyder County Prison follow these steps:
For all information, tips and procedures for sending money to an inmate in Snyder County Prison, or depositing money at the jail, over the phone or by mail, check out our Send Money Page for Snyder County.
To set up a phone account so that your inmate can call you from Snyder County do the following:
1. Enroll in an account with Securus Technologies.
2. Choose one of three account types, Securus Debit, Advance Connect or Direct Bill.
3. Choose [facility_name_1}, then connect with your inmate.
4. If you have any questions, call Securus: 972-734-1111 or 800-844-6591.
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 Snyder 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.
