Address:
210 South Tejon Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Phone:
719-390-2288
The devices are similar to common handheld tablets, but are made exclusively by GettingOut, a GTL / Viapath company.
Tablets offer specialized content and services for inmates to use during their stay at El Paso County Metro Work Release, such as:
- Free services are already available for use on the device at El Paso County Metro Work Release.
- Subscription services are funded separately by family and friends with deposits made into an inmate’s Debit Link account.
- El Paso County Metro Work Release Inmates will then be able to purchase subscription services and premium content to enjoy.
What Does a Tablet Cost?
To estimate costs for phone calls, sign in to your account and click “Rate & Fees Calculator” in the footer (bottom of the page) or call 866-516-0115 for assistance.
You can find information about the El Paso County Metro Work Release’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 719-390-2288 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.
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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 send commissary money to an inmate in El Paso County Metro Work Release 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 El Paso County Metro Work Release.
Postcards
The El Paso County Metro Work Release allows inmates to receive pre-metered postcards like the type purchased from the post office. They may also allow certain photo postcards as long as they have not been tampered with or contain images that may be considered to be obscene or violent in nature.
Envelopes
The El Paso County Metro Work Release also allows envelopes to be mailed to inmates.
Postcards and envelopes MUST be mailed to the following address:
Inmate's Full Name & Admit / Booking Number
El Paso County Sheriff’s Office
P.O. Box 247
Phoenix, MD 21131
Legal Mail
Send all legal Mail to this Address:
Inmate's Full Name & Admit / Booking Number
El Paso County Jail
2739 E. Las Vegas St.
Colorado Springs, CO 80906-1522
Newspapers
Local or national newspapers may also be mailed to the inmate as long as they are mailed directly from the newspaper publisher.
Magazines
News, special interest or sports magazines may also be mailed to an inmate as long as they are shipped directly from the publisher. Any magazines that contain profanity, weapons, pornography or other content that is adult in nature will be confiscated by the jail staff and will NOT be delivered to the inmate.
Books
The El Paso County Metro Work Release allows books to be mailed directly to the jail from a reputable source such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Books-A-Million. You can order them directly from your computer and have them shipped to the inmate at the address below.
Books must NOT contain images or content that are considered excessively violent, pornographic or obscene. Any book that does not meet the El Paso County Metro Work Release standards will be disposed of. No more than three books may be shipped at any one time.
Hard cover books will not be accepted by the jail due to their potential to be used as a weapon.
All newspapers, magazines and books are to be shipped to:
Inmate's Full Name & Admit / Booking Number
El Paso County Jail
2739 E. Las Vegas St.
Colorado Springs, CO 80906-1522
Follow these instructions on how to open an account with GTL Connect Network (aka Viapath Technologies)
For full instructions on the El Paso County Metro Work Release 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.
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 El Paso County Metro Work Release 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.
To visit an inmate in El Paso 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, El Paso County remote video inmate visitation can be done using the services of GettingOut.
There are three ways to remotely visit your inmate in El Paso County Metro Work Release:
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 El Paso County follow these steps:
1. Start by confirming that El Paso County Metro Work Release's Video Visitation is working correctly by looking up El Paso County here.
2. The next step is to create an account here for GettingOut.
3. Then add funds to your account.
4. Last, select El Paso County Metro Work Release, and then the inmate you wish to communicate with.
Other El Paso 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 El Paso County Metro Work Release 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 El Paso County, can be found on our Visit Inmate Page.
El Paso County Metro Work Release Phone: 719-390-2288
To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in El Paso County Metro Work Release follow these steps:
For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in El Paso County Metro Work Release check out our Commissary Instructions Page for El Paso County.