San Benito County Jail Family & Friends Information

How Do You Communicate with an Inmate in the San Benito County Jail by Phone

Follow these instructions on how to open an account with GTL Connect Network (aka Viapath Technologies)

• Advance Pay - This phone account allows you to prepay so that your inmate can call you (and only you) whenever he/she wants and the cost of each call is deducted from your balance. You can even be notified by text when your balance gets low. You still have the option of accepting or rejecting each call.
• Pin Debit  -  This option allows you to fund an inmate's commissary account and lets him pay for phone calls to you and others with the money. You will have no control over who your inmate calls.
• Voicemail  -  You can leave a secure voicemail without having to contact the facility. When you call the local phone number for a facility offering Inmate Voicemail (call Customer Service at 877-650-4249 to get the local voicemail number for San Benito County Jail, you will be informed of the cost for leaving a message. To leave your message, simply select the inmate by ID number. Then, record your voicemail.

For full instructions on the San Benito County Jail Inmate Phone Syste, what the costs are, how it works, and tips and guidelines on rules, regulations and saving money on calls, check out our Send Money Page.

How to Bail out an Inmate in San Benito County

To Bail out or Post Bond for an Inmate in San Benito County Jail follow these steps:

• Log in, Register or sign in as a Guest.
• Select San Benito County Jail
• Select the Deposit 'type'... Inmate Account or Friends and Family Account.
• Follow the Instructions.

For complete Instructions on How to Bail or Bond an Inmate in San Benito County Jail, check out our Inmate Bail page.

Depositing Money for Communicating with an Inmate

How to Make a Deposit for Phone, Email or Visitation using GettingOut.com

San Benito County Jail uses GettingOut for some or all of its communication services with an inmate.

If you want to deposit money using this company for your use or your inmate's account, there are four ways to do it:

• Online - They accept all major credit cards including Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.
• At the San Benito County Jail using the kiosk in the jail lobby - (cash, debit or credit card) NOTE - San Benito County Jail may require identity verification so bring your driver’s license or some other form of ID.
• By phone by calling 866-516-0115 - They have bi-lingual operators are standing by 24 hours 7 days a week to assist you with your deposit. Major credit cards accepted are Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.
• By using their app, either Android or iphone. - All credit cards mentioned above are accepted.

For all the information you need to know, including tips, guidelines and warnings about depositing money in a San Benito County Jail inmate's account for communication services, check out our Send Money page.

How Inmates Can Use a Tablet to Access Services at San Benito County Jail

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 San Benito 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.

How to Communicate with an San Benito County Jail Inmate by Mail and by Email

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

When mailing a letter or postcard to an inmate, please address your mail as follows:
Inmate's First and Last Name
710 Flynn Road
PO Box 920
Hollister, CA 95024-0920

• All mail sent to an inmate at the San Benito County Jail must include the sender's name and mailing address in the top left corner of the envelope or postcard.
• Failure to include your return address will most likely result in your mail NOT being delivered and your letter destroyed.
• The San Benito County Jail 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

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If you are not already registered, do so here, or Log in.

Then use the Facility Finder to:
1.  Select San Benito County Jail,
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 San Benito 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 San Benito County can be found on our Inmate Mail Page and our Text/Email an Inmate Page.

How Do You Visit an Inmate in San Benito County Jail?

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

There are three ways to remotely visit your inmate in San Benito 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 San Benito County follow these steps:
1.  Start by confirming that San Benito County Jail's Video Visitation is working correctly by looking up San Benito County here.
2.  The next step is to create an account here for GettingOut.
3. Then add funds to your account.
4. Last, select San Benito County Jail, and then the inmate you wish to communicate with.

Other San Benito 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 San Benito 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 San Benito County, can be found on our Visit Inmate Page.

San Benito County Jail Phone: 831.636.4060

How to Send a Secure Email Message to an Inmate in San Benito County

To send a secure email message to an inmate in San Benito County Jail follow these steps:

• Register with Access Corrections by creating an account.
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• Select California, then select San Benito County Jail, and then the inmate you want to send your message to.
• Choose the amount of money you want to spend, and input your payment method. The funds can also be used by the inmate to send a message back to you.
• NOTE: All messages between you and your inmate will be permanently recorded and seen by the staff and could be used against your inmate in court.

For all information on how to Text/Email an Inmate in San Benito County Jail check out our Secure Messaging Guide for San Benito County.

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

To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in San Benito County Jail follow these steps:

• Select California, then select San Benito County Jail, and then select the 'Send a Package Order' option.
• Register and create an account with Access Securepak, for San Benito County.
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• Choose the inmate and 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 San Benito County at any one time.

For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in San Benito County Jail check out our Commissary Instructions Page for San Benito County.

How to Send Money to an Inmate in San Benito County

To send commissary money to an inmate in San Benito County Jail follow these steps:

• Register with Access Corrections by creating an account.
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• Select California, then select San Benito County Jail, and then the inmate you want to send money to.
• Choose the amount of money you want to send, and input your payment method.

For all information on how to Send Money to an inmate's account check out our full money and commissary guide for San Benito County Jail.