San Francisco County Jail #3, CA Inmate Tablets

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San Francisco County Jail #3

Address:
1 Moreland Drive
San Bruno, CA 94066
Phone:
650-266-7500

Does San Francisco County Jail #3 have tablets for the inmates to use?

You can find information about the San Francisco County Jail #3’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 650-266-7500 to confirm.

What can the inmates use the tablets for?

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.

Are the jail’s tablets connected to the internet?

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.

How much do the tablets cost to use?

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.

If inmates are supposedly being punished, why do they get access to tablets?

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.

What companies have tablets for jail and inmate use?

CIDNET
City Tele Coin
Gettingout
GTL
Homewav
IC Solutions
Inmate Sales
JailATM
J Pay
NCIC
Oasis
Paytel
Reliance
Securus
Smart Communications

What if an inmate breaks a tablet, do they have to pay for it?

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.

How Do You Communicate with an Inmate in the San Francisco County Jail #3 by Phone?

Follow these instructions on communicating with your inmate by phone for free in San Francisco County

The San Francisco Jail System does not charge inmates for making phone calls to friends and family.

For full instructions on the San Francisco County Jail #3 Inmate Phone System, what the costs are, how it works, and tips and guidelines on rules, and regulations, check out our Inmate Phones Page.

San Francisco County Jail #3 Inmate Mail Policies and Address - What Can You Send, and Where?

For inmates receiving mail in the San Francisco County Jail #3 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 San Francisco County Jail #3:
Inmate Name and Booking Number
San Francisco Jail #3
1 Moreland Drive
San Bruno, CA 94066

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 to Arrange Video Visitation with San Francisco County Jail #3 Inmates

Follow these instructions to schedule and then visit an inmate using GTL.

Register yourself and all visitors.
Select San Francisco County Jail #3
Select your inmate.
Schedule your preferred time for the visit.

For all the information you need to know regarding scheduling, cost, rules, tips and guidelines of inmate visits at the San Francisco County Jail #3, check out our Visit Inmate Page.

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

To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in San Francisco County Jail #3 follow these steps:

Select California, then select San Francisco County Jail #3, and then select the 'Send a Package Order' option.
Register and create an account with Access Securepak, for San Francisco County.
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 Francisco County at any one time.

For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in San Francisco County Jail #3 check out our Commissary Instructions Page for San Francisco County.

How to Send Money to an Inmate in San Francisco County

To send commissary money to an inmate in San Francisco County Jail #3 follow these steps:

Register with Access Corrections by creating an account.
Select California, then select San Francisco County Jail #3, and then the inmate you want to send money to.
Choose the amount of money you want to send, and input your payment method.