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To visit an inmate in Lauderdale County, whether by video or in person 'at the jail', follow these steps:
Other than 'at the jail' visits between you and your inmate, which is explained and outlined in detail on our Visit Inmate Page, Lauderdale County remote video inmate visitation can be done using the services of GettingOut.
There are three ways to remotely visit your inmate in Lauderdale County Jail:
1. Using the GettingOut Kiosk at the jail.
2. Using your computer from home.
3. Using your phone on the GettingOut apps.
To remotely visit an inmate in Lauderdale County follow these steps:
1. Start by confirming that Lauderdale County Jail's Video Visitation is working correctly by looking up Lauderdale County here.
2. The next step is to create an account here for GettingOut.
3. Then add funds to your account.
4. Last, select Lauderdale County Jail, and then the inmate you wish to communicate with.
Other Lauderdale County Services provided by GettingOut:
- Phone Calls & Voicemail
- Email, Photo & Video Sharing
- Inmate Tablet Rental
- Deposits
Customer Service
If you have any questions about the Lauderdale County Jail Visitation Services you can call them at 866-516-0115.
Frequently Asked Questions
* All the information you need to have complete knowledge about inmate visitation; policies, rules, fees, schedules, tips, dress codes, and children, lawyers and clergy visitation in Lauderdale County, can be found on our Visit Inmate Page.
Lauderdale County Jail Phone: 256-760-5771
To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Lauderdale County Jail follow these steps:
For all information, tips and to see the hundreds of available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in Lauderdale County Jail, or to see how deposit money so that your inmate can purchase their own commissary, check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Lauderdale County.
For all information, tips and to see the hundreds of available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in Lauderdale County Jail, or to see how deposit money so that your inmate can purchase their own commissary, check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Lauderdale County.
Follow these instructions on how to open an account with GTL Connect Network (aka Viapath Technologies)
For full instructions on the Lauderdale County Jail 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.
For inmates receiving mail in the Lauderdale County Jail 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 Lauderdale County Jail:
Inmate's first and last name
c/o Lauderdale County Detention Center
Post Office Box 1710
Florence, AL 35631
For complete information on mail policies, what you can send an inmate and what address to send them, check out our Inmate Mail 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 Lauderdale County Jail 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 mail or email an inmate in Lauderdale County follow these steps:
When mailing a letter or postcard to an inmate, please follow these instructions:
Emailing Messages & Photos
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If you are not already registered, do so here, or Log in.
Then use the Facility Finder to:
1. Select Lauderdale County Jail,
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 Lauderdale County can be found on our Inmate Mail Page and our Text/Email an Inmate Page.
To send a secure email message to an inmate in Lauderdale County Jail follow these steps:
For all information on how to Text/Email an Inmate in Lauderdale County Jail check out our Secure Messaging Guide for Lauderdale County.