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Sonoma North County Detention Facility

Address:
2254 Ordinance Road
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Phone:
707-565-1400

Sonoma North County Detention Facility Inmate Tablet Rental

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Sonoma North County Detention Facility Makes Announcement about Inmate Tablet Rentals

They may not be directly connected to the internet, but inmates at Sonoma North County Detention Facility either currently, or may soon be able to be able to rent tablets within the jail that allow them to have access to the following services and information:

Phone Calls - Inmates may make calls directly from their tablet allowing for more privacy. The rates are the same as the phones in the unit, and the calls are still recorded and monitored.
eMessaging - Communicate via a text based message or picture. Fee based system.
Job Search - Using JobView, a secure job search application, inmates have the ability to see what jobs are available when they are released.
Education - Free educational platform and course catalog that provides thousands of educational resources.
Self Help -Inmates have daily access to mental health and addiction recovery programming.
Music - Top-40, Hip-Hop, Country, Rock, Gospel, and more.
Law Library - Legal research with up-to-date case information.
eBooks - Thousands of available titles.
Religion - Religious resources for spiritual guidance.
Games - Inmates can play their favorite games. Available through monthly subscriptions
Facility Services - Digital access to submitted forms, requests, facility documents, and notifications from staff.

The availability of tablets may seem like something that inmates who are serving time do not deserve, but here are some of the benefits for inmates in Sonoma County:

Keeps inmates busy.
The threat of losing access to tablets keeps them better behaved.
Safer for the staff to keep inmates happy.
Allows communication with family members.
Educational programming.
Legal research.
Social programming such as anger management, substance abuse, etc.

How Do You Deposit Money in an Inmate's Account at the Sonoma North County Detention Facility

Option 1 - Dropping Money at the Jail
Bring money to the jail in person.
Either the jail personnel will process the Inmate Account payment or you will use a self-serve kiosk in the lobbies that accepts cash, debit or Visa and MC credit cards.

Option 2 - Mail the Inmate Deposit to the Jail
Mailing a deposit takes more time to process than the other methods but can be done if you live too far away to bring it in person.
Never send cash. Always send a Money Order from the US Post Office.
Make the Money Order out to the inmate and put their Inmate ID# in memo section of the Money Order.
Mail to the Sonoma North County Detention Facility:
2254 Ordinance Road
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

For complete information on depositing money at the Sonoma North County Detention Facility, including limits, where to drop or mail them and anything else, check out our Inmate Money page.

Sonoma North County Detention Facility Inmate Mail Policies and Address - What Can You Send, and Where?

For inmates receiving mail in the Sonoma North County Detention 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, newspapers, magazines and books are to be shipped to the Sonoma North County Detention Facility:
Inmate Name
North County Detention Facility
2254 Ordinance Road
Santa Rosa, CA 95403

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 Deposit Money Online for an Inmate in Sonoma County

To deposit money online for an inmate in Sonoma North County Detention Facility follow these steps:

Register to open an account, or Sign In to JailATM, a service that acts as a bank for inmates in Sonoma County.
After registering and signing in, select 'Send Money Now'.
Choose California, then choose Sonoma North County Detention Facility
Type in your inmate's last name or their Inmate ID.
Select your inmate.
Input an amount to deposit to your inmate in Sonoma North County Detention Facility, and then input your payment method.
NOTE: There may be a limit on how much money you can send your inmate in Sonoma County at any one time.
If you need to phone customer support, call 877-810-0914.

For all information, tips and procedures for sending money to an inmate in Sonoma North County Detention Facility, or depositing money at the jail, over the phone or by mail, check out our Send Money Page for Sonoma County.

How Do You Communicate with an Inmate in the Sonoma North County Detention Facility 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 Sonoma North County Detention Facility, 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 Sonoma North County Detention Facility 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.