Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility COVID-19 Coronavirus Visitation Policy

Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility

Address:
925 Maidu Avenue
Nevada City, CA 95959

Phone:

530-265-1291

New Visitation Policies in Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility Due to COVID-19 Coronavirus

Because of concerns for the safety and wellness of both staff and inmates at the Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility in Nevada City, California, contact visits of any type may be suspended. Even if they have visits, from time to time, face masks may be required.

Approved Non-contact visits with family, friends and the inmate’s lawyers may still be allowed when at-home or onsite video visitation is not available, however given that new guidelines are changing daily please check the visitation page or call 530-265-1291 for updates.

Video Visitation at Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility

At-home and onsite video visitation guidelines for Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility, when this service is available, can be found by going to the visitation information page.

We highly recommend that you call 530-265-1291 first for any changes due to staff shortages or other unforeseen circumstances, including whether your inmate has become ill and is unable to be in the general population where video kiosks are available.

How Long Will These Changes Last?

Experts in the study of the COVID-19 are anticipating that spread of the virus will be a ongoing concern for Nevada County, the state of California and the entire United States until well into 2024 and maybe even beyond. We are witnessing the virus becoming more contagious, but less deadly over time. Many people think that the 'more contagious, but less deadly' variants will infect so many people that a higher level of natural immunity for the majority of Americans will be the end result.

Will the Inmates in Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility Be Safe from Getting Sick With COVID-19 Coronavirus?

Whether the inmates are safe from contracting the coronavirus depends entirely on two things:

  1. The Virus being introduced into the facility by a staff member or inmate who is unaware that they have it.
  2. How easily it spreads.

At this stage most people who get the coronavirus show very few symptoms beyond what you might experience with a bad cold or a mild case of the common flu. Newer variants are turning out to be less deadly than the common flu we experience every year.

Studies that have been done are showing that the hardest hit are those 60 years of age and older, those with pre-existing medical issues like diabetes, leukemia or obese individuals. Young men and women rarely become very ill, and when they do, seem to recover quickly.

Given the close proximity of inmates and staff to each other in this lockup, it is going to be very difficult to prevent the spread of COVID-19 once it is introduced into the facility as the virus can spread via the microscopic vapor that we release every time we speak, cough or sneeze.

We will continuously update this page as the virus changes and new policies are instituted.

Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility Inmate Mail Policies and Address - What Can You Send, and Where?

For inmates receiving mail in the Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility 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 Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility:
Incarcerated Person's Name
Wayne Brown Correctional Facility
P.O. Box 928
Nevada City, CA 95959


For complete information on mail policies, what you can send an inmate and what address to send them, check out our Inmate Mail page.


 

How Inmates Can Use a Tablet to Access Services at Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility

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 Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility 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.


 

How to Communicate with an Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility Inmate by Mail and by Email

To mail or email an inmate in Nevada County follow these steps:

When mailing a letter or postcard to an inmate, please follow these instructions:

  • All mail sent to an inmate at the Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility must include the sender's name and mailing address in the top left corner of the envelope or postcard.
  • All mail must include the facility's address, as well as the inmate's name and assigned number.
  • Failure to include your return address will most likely result in your mail NOT being delivered and your letter destroyed.
  • The Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility has a zero-tolerance policy regarding mail violations. 
  • All the information you need to understand mail and email policies can be found on our Inmate Mail Page and our Text/Email an Inmate Page.

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 Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility,
2. Add your inmate to your list of contacts,
3. Add a credit or debit card to cover your costs.

  • Messages can be up to 500 characters long, including punctuation. At the bottom of your message there is a 'character countdown' feature.  
  • After you click the “CONTINUE” button, you can review the cost to send your message to your inmate. You can also attach credits for your inmate to reply to your message.  Be sure to accept the Terms and Conditions and click the “SEND” button for your message to be successfully delivered to your inmate.
  • You can also send your Nevada County inmate photos and videos.

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 Nevada County can be found on our Inmate Mail Page and our Text/Email an Inmate Page.


 

How Do You Visit an Inmate in Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility?

To visit an inmate in Nevada 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, Nevada County remote video inmate visitation can be done using the services of GettingOut

There are three ways to remotely visit your inmate in Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility:
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 Nevada County follow these steps:
1.  Start by confirming that Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility's Video Visitation is working correctly by looking up Nevada County here.

2.  The next step is to create an account here for GettingOut.
3. Then add funds to your account.
4. Last, select Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility, and then the inmate you wish to communicate with.

Other Nevada 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 Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility 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 Nevada County, can be found on our Visit Inmate Page.

Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility Phone: 530-265-1291


 

How Do Inmates in Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility Make or Receive Phone Calls?

To receive phone calls from inmates in Nevada County, or to assist them in making phone calls to other people, follow these steps:

1.  Start by confirming that Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility has the phone service you need to communicate with your inmate by the facility lookup here.
2. In the meantime, you can create an account here for GettingOut.
3. Then add funds to your account. This account can be controlled by just you, or by both you and your inmate.
4. Last, select Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility, and then the inmate you wish to communicate with.

Nevada County Services that are provided by GettingOut, a GTL company:
 - Phone Calls & Voicemail 
 - Video Visits (from home or jail lobby)
 - Email & Photo Sharing
 - Tablet Rental
 - Deposits


Phone & Voicemail Fees

1.  GettingOut charges $0.25 per minute for all phone calls, prepaid or collect, within California.
2. Prepaid calls between California and other states costs $0.21 per minute. International calls are $0.95 per minute.
3. There is a fee of $3.00 every time you add money to your account online, and it costs $5.95 if you add funds over the phone with a live agent.
4. You can also leave an inmate a short voice message for a flat fee of $1.25.

Note: Rates are subject to change.

Types of Phone Calls
Collect Calls
Collect calls allow you to accept and pay for calls to your land line (only) phone account. This means that if you accept your call from your inmate, all the charges for that call will then be billed to your land line phone account and will show up and be listed on your next local phone bill. Additional fees, costs, restrictions may apply.

Prepaid calls (Direct Calls)
With Prepaid Calls you can set up your account so that the inmate can only call you and/or you can just deposit money in their account and they can purchase prepaid phone cards through their commissary and call whoever they choose, provided the Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility approves of the phone number.

Quick Connect
Quick connect is an alternative to collect calls. It allows you to quickly pay for a phone call with your credit card.  When your inmate calls you, follow the instructions from the automated voice system to pay for that one phone call, directly billed to your card.

Customer Service
If you have any questions about the Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility GettingOut phone services, you can call them at 866-516-0115.

* All the information you need to understand making and receiving phone calls with inmates in Nevada County, can be found on our Inmate Phone Page.


 

How to Deposit Money into an Inmate's Account in Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility

To deposit money into the account of an inmate in Nevada County, follow these instructions:

  • Create an account with Touchpay Services, a GTL company.
  • Select California.
  • Select Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility
  • Enter the Inmate ID of your inmate.  This can be found by calling 530-265-1291 or by looking up the inmate's name in the Inmate Search link.
  • Enter your billing information and send money.
  • You can also deposit cash using the kiosk at the Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility.  To do this you need the Inmate's ID Number and the Facility Locator Number for Nevada County.

For all the information you need regarding making an inmate deposit, what it costs, how much you can send, how long it takes for your inmate to receive funds and more, and to get the Facility Locator Number, check out our Send Money Page.


 

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

To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility follow these steps:

  • Register here to create an account with icaregifts for Nevada County.
  • Choose California, then Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility, and then the products you want shipped to them, and input your payment method. 
  • NOTE: There may be a limit on how much product you can send your inmate in Nevada County at any one time.
  • There are a total of fourteen (14) pre-determined icaregift packs available to choose from. 
  • The gift packs for inmates in Nevada County range in price from $10.49 for ten pre-stamped envelopes, 2 pens and a pad of writing paper, to $104.99 for a box of 85 snack and food items.

For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in Nevada County Jail - Wayne Brown Correctional Facility, as well as sending money to the inmate so that they can purchase their own items, check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Nevada County.


 

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