Address:
101 E Superior St.
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Phone:
260-449-7376
Next Steps:
For at-home video visits: Sign in to the visitation scheduling site 15 minutes prior to your scheduled visit. Test your connection, and follow the steps to start your visit.
For on-site video visits: Arrive at the facility at least 15 minutes prior to check-in. A valid photo ID is required.
All your questions can be answered after you register, at the Frequently Asked Questions page, or call 855-208-7349 during the following hours:
6AM – 4PM MST Monday – Friday, or
7AM – 4PM MST Saturday – Sunday
Costs for Visits are subject to change but generally run less than $10.00 for a 30 minute visit.
Payment can be made with Visa, Mastercard debit, credit or gift cards.
101 E Superior St.
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
260-449-7376
DAY | Visit TIMES (at JAIL) |
Visit TIMES (REMOTE) |
SUN | 5:30-7:00PM | 9:00AM-9:00PM |
MON | -- | 9:00AM-9:00PM |
TUE | 5:30-7:00PM | 9:00AM-9:00PM |
WED | 5:30-7:00PM | 9:00AM-9:00PM |
THU | 5:30-7:00PM | 9:00AM-9:00PM |
FRI | 5:30-7:00PM | 9:00AM-9:00PM |
SAT | -- | 9:00AM-9:00PM |
HIGH LEVEL 1
No in-house program participation. Only restricted commissary. No phone or TV privileges. Visitation limited to legal counsel only. Only religious reading material. One hour out-of-cell activity per day, if no serious security concerns present.
CLOSE LEVEL 2
May participate in in-house programs decided on a case by case basis. Commissary limited to maximum $10 per order with limited items. TV and phone limited to 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon. Dayroom access only during that time. Visitation limited to once every 4 weeks. No recreation time.
MEDIUM LEVEL 3 & 4
May participate in all in-house programs. Standard access to dayroom, phones and TV. Visitation once every other week. No limit on standard commissary items not exceeding $15 per order. Recreation time as scheduled.
MEDIUM LEVEL 5
Same privileges as Level 3 & 4. May be considered for trustee program or pre-trial release program. Commissary not exceeding $20 per order.
MINIMUM LEVEL 6
Same privileges like Level 5 plus additional commissary items with a limit of $30 per order. Extra time for TV and use of phones. Extra recreational time. May be considered for trustee program.
MINIMUM LEVEL 7-9
May have all the privileges of Level 6 and may be considered for all alternatives to incarceration programs.
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 Allen 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.
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.
Visitation times and schedules for remote visitation with an inmate at Allen County Jail with GTL are available to you after logging in and selecting the inmate you wish to visit with.
* Visitation schedules are subject to change.
* The actual visiting hours vary depending on the following factors:
* Each inmate is allowed one or two visits (or unlimited visits!), ranging from 15 minutes to one hour in length each week.
* Inmates with special privileges may be allowed additional visits.
* If you are visiting from another state or traveling a great distance, Allen County Jail may allow you an extended visitation. Call 260-449-7376 to ask for special consideration.
* Call 260-449-7376 to ask about normal visiting hours at the jail, and procedures for scheduling a visit other than video visitation.
Postcards
The Allen County Jail 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 Allen County Jail also allows envelopes to be mailed to inmates.
Postcards and envelopes MUST be mailed to the following address:
Inmate's Full Name
Allen County Jail
417 S. Calhoun St.
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
Legal Mail
Send all legal Mail to this Address:
Inmate's Full Name
Allen County Jail:
417 S. Calhoun St.
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
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 Allen County Jail 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 Allen County Jail 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
Allen County Jail:
417 S. Calhoun St.
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
Because Allen County and Indiana can change their bail bond procedures, it is always best to call either the Allen County Jail at 260-449-7376, or the court in the jurisdiction (i.e. Municipal Court, District Court, etc.) where the offender was charged, and do this right after an arrestee has been booked.
Ask the staff at the Allen County Jail or the Allen County Court Clerk these specific questions:
If you feel the bail is too high and you wish to get it reduced, contact a lawyer or the defendant's public defender and get them to look into what they can do to get a bail reduction. The sooner you get working on this the quicker you will get your loved one released.
This entire process will go smoother and faster with a criminal attorney or bail agent handling it for you.
Follow these instructions to schedule and then visit an inmate using GTL.
For all the information you need to know regarding scheduling, cost, rules, tips and guidelines of inmate visits at the Allen County Jail, check out our Visit Inmate Page.
Follow these instructions on how to open an account with GTL Connect Network (aka Viapath Technologies)
For full instructions on the Allen County Jail 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.
How to Make a Deposit for Phone, Email or Visitation using GettingOut.com
Allen 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:
For all the information you need to know, including tips, guidelines and warnings about depositing money in a Allen County Jail inmate's account for communication services, check out our Send Money 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 Allen 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.
To mail or email an inmate in Allen County follow these steps:
When mailing a letter or postcard to an inmate, please follow these instructions:
Emailing Messages & Photos
Facility_name_1} contracts with GTL GettingOut, the same service that handles iInmate Phone Systems and Video Visitation, for sending secure messages and photos between you and your inmate.
If you are not already registered, do so here, or Log in.
Then use the Facility Finder to:
1. Select Allen County Jail,
2. Add your inmate to your list of contacts,
3. Add a credit or debit card to cover your costs.
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 Allen County can be found on our Inmate Mail Page and our Text/Email an Inmate Page.
To deposit money into the account of an inmate in Allen County, follow these instructions:
For all the information you need regarding making an inmate deposit, what it costs, how much you can send, how long it takes for your inmate to receive funds and more, and to get the Facility Locator Number, check out our Send Money Page.