Address:
(also known as the John J. Benoit Detention Center)
82675 St. Hwy. 111
Indio, CA 92201
Phone:
760-863-8252
You can find information about the Indio Jail - Riverside County’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 760-863-8252 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 visit an inmate in Riverside County follow these steps:
Who do you contact if you are having any problems arranging the remote video visit of an inmate in Riverside County?
Call iWebVisit support at 775-434-8748. They are available 7 Days a week (5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. EST)
For full instructions on all the benefits of using IC Solutions to visit a Riverside 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.
There are four ways to deposit money in an inmate's account in the Riverside County Corrections system:
1. Mailing a Payment - $200 maximum
Sending an inmate a US Postal Money Order by mail... and ONLY US Postal Money Orders.
Mailing Address:
(Inmate Name & Booking Number)
Indio Jail
P.O. Box 1748
Indio, CA 92202
2. Dropping off a payment - Depositing $200 maximum in the Jail Lobby Kiosk
When dropping off an inmate's money in person, the Indio Jail - Riverside County kiosk will only accept:
Locations to drop off inmate money:
Blythe Jail - 7 Days a week 8:00AM to 11:00PM.
Indio Jail - Monday - Friday - 8:00AM to 9:00PM.
Presley - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Smith - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Cois Bird - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
3. Online Deposit Using Access Corrections - Visa, Mastercard only.
4. Deposit over the phone using Access Corrections by calling 866-345-1884 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
To get full and complete information on the four methods of depositing money for an inmate in Indio Jail - Riverside County, sending them commissary, how much you can send, how much they can spend, and more, check out our Inmate Money page.
Envelopes
The Indio Jail - Riverside County allows regular envelopes to be mailed to inmates. You can send up to 10 photos at a time. There are a large number of restictions that are oulined on the Inmate Mail page. Read all these restrictions completely or it is likely your inmate will never receive your letter.
Envelopes MUST be mailed to the following address:
(Inmate Name & Booking Number)
Indio Jail
P.O. Box 1748
Indio, CA 92202
Newspapers, Magazines & Books
Local or national newspapers, news, special interest or sports magazines, and soft cover books may also be mailed to the inmate as long as they are mailed directly from the publisher or a third party service such as Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
All newspapers, magazines and books are to be shipped to:
(Inmate Name & Booking Number)
Indio Jail
P.O. Box 1748
Indio, CA 92202
For complete mail policies of what is allowed and what is NOT allowed, pertaining to inmate mail, newspapers, magazines, books or anything else mailed or shipped to an inmate, check out out Inmate Mail Page.
To set up a phone account so that your inmate can call you from Riverside 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 Riverside 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.
To send commissary money to an inmate in Indio Jail - Riverside County 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 Indio Jail - Riverside County.
To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Indio Jail - Riverside County follow these steps:
For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in Indio Jail - Riverside County check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Riverside County.