Ben Hill County Jail Remote Inmate Video Visits

Ben Hill County Jail

Address:
255 Appomattox Rd
Fitzgerald, GA 31750

Phone:

229-426-5161

Ben Hill County Jail uses Prodigy / Jail ATM for Remote Video Jail Visits with Inmates

Register for Remote Video Visitation with your inmate at the Ben Hill County Jail by going here.


Once you register, choose the option for 'Video Calls' or Video Visits and you will be prompted for the information required, which will include copies of your state issued ID and more. 
For help with signing up and using the inmate visitation app, go here to get your questions answered.
Note: While JailATM also offers the following inmate services, Ben Hill County Jail may not allow all of them. Check on the JailATM website to confirm.
Services available through JailATM are subject to change with no notice.
You Can Send Money
Ben Hill County Jail may have an agreement with JailATM so that you can deposit money online or using the kiosk in the jail lobby.
You Can Send Gift Packs
Ben Hill County Jail may have an agreement with JailATM, which ships predetermined Gift Packs of candy, snacks and hygiene products to the inmate. Check the JailATM website to see if they allow Gift Packs.
These can be ordered by you online and are delivered directly to the inmate.

You Can Email Inmate
Ben Hill County Jail may have an agreement with JailATM which handles secure messaging between you and your inmate. Check the JailATM website to see if they allow emailing your inmate.

Customer Support: 877-810-0914.

What is a video visit?

Video visitation, also known as remote visitation, is quickly becoming the preferred method for visiting an inmate in jail or prison for the following reasons:

•    It requires little to no staff, versus the staff required to move inmates to and from the visit and watch over the visit. It saves the Ben Hill County Jail money.
•    It removes any opportunity for contraband (drugs) to enter the facility.
•    It can become a profit center for the facility, given that the revenue generated by visits is shared with the jail.
•    While inmates prefer to see family and friends in person, video visitation allows them to visit with them more often, and on a whim.
•    Video visitation gives the inmates and their visitors the feeling of more privacy.

Video visitation from the perspective of the visitor allows them to visit from their home, their car, at work, and even allows them to take their device to a family or religious gathering. It allows them to give their inmate the feeling of belonging and not being forgotten.

Video visitation can take place on a computer, a tablet or a phone. 

Video visitation saves time. Instead of spending hours driving to the jail, checking in, filling out paperwork, potentially being searched, waiting, and then having a 15–30-minute visit, if it isn’t cancelled at the last minute, the visit can be done from anywhere during a short break in the visitor’s day.

If the visitor does not have access to a phone or computer, they can make an appointment ahead of time and use terminals in the lobby of the jail.

You must also be on the inmate's approved list, even for a video visit.

What are the companies that work with the jails and prisons that allow video visits?

There are several different companies that contract with all the jails and prisons that allow video visitation:

These are the companies in alphabetical order:

CIDNET
City Tele Coin
Correct Solutions Group
Correct Pay
Ctel
Gettingout
GTL
Homewav
IC Solutions
Inmate Canteen
Inmate Sales
iwebvisits
JailATM
Jpay
Gettingintouch (netvisit)
NCIC
Prodigy Sales
Reliance
Securus
Smart Communications
Tiger Services
Visitel
In addition, some jails use Microsoft Meeting and Zoom.

How to Email an Inmate at Ben Hill County Jail

Using Jail ATM Digital Messaging with an Inmate at Ben Hill County Jail - Sending and Receiving Messages.



How It Works:

Once you sign up with Jail ATM instant Messaging you can you can send texts from the cell phone associated with the mobile number you provided at sign-up, and receive text messages from the inmate on the same cell phone. You can only use the phone number you signed up with or it won't work.

To learn more about this email service, check out our full instructions, including fees at our emailing and texting page.


 

How Do Inmates in Ben Hill County Jail Buy Phone Cards Online & Make Phone Calls?

To receive phone calls from inmates in Ben Hill County, or to assist them in making phone calls from jail to other people, follow these steps:

  • Ben Hill County Jail uses the services of Correct Solutions Group.
  • Register with them online or call them at 877-618-3516
  • Services for Ben Hill County inmates and their families and friends include Collect Calling, PIN Debits, Purchasing Calling Cards for your inmate or depositing money into an inmate's commissary account..

For all the information regarding phone calls with Ben Hill County inmates; rules, policies, phone calling times, limits and more visit our Inmate Phone Page.


 

How to visit an inmate in Ben Hill County Georgia using Remote Video Visitation 

To visit an inmate in Ben Hill County follow these steps:

  • In addition to visiting inmates at the jail, Ben Hill County Jail uses a video visitation service called JailATM.
  • In order to visit with your inmate online or at the Ben Hill County Jail Video Kiosk, you must first register with JailATM.
  • Once you register, choose the option for 'Video Calls' or Video Visits and you will be prompted for the information required, which will include copies of your state issued ID and more. 
  • Note: While JailATM also offers the following inmate services, Ben Hill County Jail may or may not allow all of them. Check on the JailATM website to confirm.
  • Services available through JailATM are subject to change with no notice.
    1.  You Can Send Money
         Ben Hill County Jail may have an agreement with JailATM so that you can deposit money online or using the kiosk in the Ben Hill County Jail lobby.
    2.  You Can Send Gift Packs
         Ben Hill County Jail may have an agreement with JailATM, which ships predetermined Gift Packs of candy, snacks and hygiene products to your inmate. Check the JailATM website to see if they allow these to be sent to your inmate.
    3.  You Can Email Inmate
         Ben Hill County Jail may have an agreement with JailATM which handles secure messaging between you and your inmate. Check the JailATM website to see if they allow emailing your inmate.
  • Customer Support: 877-810-0914.

For full instructions on all the benefits of using JailATM to visit a Ben Hill 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. 


 

How to Send a Carepack Commissary Package Directly to an Inmate in Ben Hill County

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

  • Go to JailATM, choose Georgia, then choose Ben Hill County Jail
  • Type in your inmate's last name or their Inmate ID.
  • Select your inmate, and then you will be prompted to Register with them to open an account.
  • Select the products you want shipped to them at Ben Hill County Jail, and then input your payment method. 
  • NOTE: There may be a limit on how much product you can send your inmate in Ben Hill County at any one time.
  • If you need to phone customer support, call 877-810-0914

For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages or sending money to an inmate in Ben Hill County Jail check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Ben Hill County.


 

How Do You Send Text or Email Messages to an Inmate in the Ben Hill County Jail?

To send messages to a Ben Hill County inmate follow these instructions:

Since Ben Hill County Jail contracts with JailATM / Prodigy Telephone Solutions. they either already or will soon provide you and your inmate the ability to use their Messaging Service to send and receive electronic messages. Try both Jail ATM & Prodigy. They are in the midst of a merger and one or the other will be handling the Ben Hill County Jail account.
 
Pay for the Prodigy Inmate Messaging Service at Ben Hill County Jail.
- Online,
- Over the Phone by calling 866-700-4545,
- Using a Kiosk at Ben Hill County Jail.
Pay for the JailATM Inmate Messaging Service at Ben Hill County Jail.
- Online,
- Using a Kiosk at Ben Hill County Jail.
- Over the phone 877-810-0914.

For all the information you need regarding messaging a Ben Hill County inmate at the jail, including how it's done, how much it costs, rules and regulations and more, check out our Text/Email an Inmate Page.
NOTE: All of your communication with an inmate is recorded. Use discretion in what you discuss.


 

How to Deposit Money Online for an Inmate in Ben Hill County

To deposit money online for an inmate in Ben Hill County Jail follow these steps:

  • Register to open an account, or Sign In to JailATM, a service that acts as a bank for inmates in Ben Hill County.
  • After registering and signing in, select 'Send Money Now'.
  • Choose Georgia, then choose Ben Hill County Jail
  • Type in your inmate's last name or their Inmate ID.
  • Select your inmate.
  • Input an amount to deposit to your inmate in Ben Hill County Jail, and then input your payment method. 
  • NOTE: There may be a limit on how much money you can send your inmate in Ben Hill 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 Ben Hill County Jail, or depositing money at the jail, over the phone or by mail, check out our Send Money Page for Ben Hill County.