Clay County Jail Inmate Phone & Email

Clay County Jail

Address:
539 Lincoln Ave.
Clay Center, KS 67432
Phone:
785-632-5601

Clay County Jail Inmate Phone Announcement - January 4, 2023

Staff at the Clay County Jail is making it easier to connect with inmates by using a third-party service for phone communication. Using this service, explained below, allows you to purchase phone time for your inmate to either call you or to call other people in their network. If you have any questions call the facility at 785-632-5601.

Clay County Jail inmates are allowed to use the phones for personal use at any time, except during scheduled meals and during evening lockdown which begins after 10:00 PM.

Rules, guidelines and schedules on phone use are listed on this page. Failure to adhere to them will result in your inmate and you losing your phone privileges.

Inmate Sales Inmate Phone Systems

Clay County Jail uses Inmate Sales, also known as Combined Public Communications (CPC) for their inmate phone system.

With Inmate sales you can purchase up to three different types of phone service to be used between you and your inmate.
They are:

• Direct Pay Accounts - Your inmate can use funds to call one specific phone number designated by you. You control everything.
• PIN Debit Accounts - Your inmate can make calls to any phone number. They control everything but the funding.
• Prepaid Calling Cards - Your inmate can call any phone number using the card, but they must have the calling card ID number to make calls.

You can set up your account and purchase the plan you want online or by calling 877-998-5678 and speaking to an agent.
iphone app
Google Play app

How Does an Inmate make a call from Clay County Jail?

Inmates at Clay County Jail cannot receive phone calls from you, but they can make them as long as they have either a prepaid calling card number (which you need to purchase online or over the phone), or they have an account set up for them by you to either be able to call you direct to your phone or to be able to phone anyone they choose. Either Way, you have to fund these accounts.

With Inmate sales you can purchase up to three different types of phone service to be used between you and your inmate.
They are:

• Direct Pay Accounts - Your inmate can use funds to call one specific phone number designated by you. You control everything.
• PIN Debit Accounts - Your inmate can make calls to any phone number. They control everything but the funding.
• Prepaid Calling Cards - Your inmate can call any phone number using the card, but they must have the calling card ID number to make calls.

You can set up your account and purchase the plan you want online or by calling 877-998-5678 and speaking to an agent.

iphone app
Google Play app

Can I Communicate By Email With An Inmate?

• A growing number of jails now offer email services to inmates and their families.
• This can save you time by letting you view your email from your smart phone, computer, or tablet, whenever you wish.
• You don't have to deal with envelopes, stamps or the post office.
• Inmates like it because the emails typically eliminate delayed mail runs so they can get your correspondence quickly and send responses immediately.
• Jail staffs like it as it eliminates concerns about contraband entering the facility in envelopes and on paper. It also allows the jail to have an electronic record that can be called upon at any time.
• Anything you or your inmate writes in an email service is put through a filtering program that looks for certain words related to criminal and/or gang activities.
• There have been multiple cases in which emails between inmates and their friends or loved ones have been used as evidence in criminal court cases to convict them or to file new charges.
• Call 785-632-5601 to see if email services are being offered at the Clay County Jail and if so, how to sign up you and your inmate.

Important Tips About Jail Phone Calls

If you were unable to find the information you were looking for on this page, call Clay County Jail at 785-632-5601 and ask their policies on getting phone calls from your inmate.

Many jails and prisons are increasingly restricting the amount of time that an inmate can use the phone by placing daily and monthly limits, so try to pace yourself and not use up all your time at the beginning of the month.

Jails limit an inmate's phone time to certain hours of the day, so it is important you keep a regular schedule that works for both you and your inmate.

If your inmate does not call you during the time you both have scheduled, don't panic. There are often long lines for phone use. When a jail is on lockdown due to a fight or other security issue they do not allow the phones to be used.

Phones are the only way for an inmate to hear your voice and temporarily 'escape' the loneliness of incarceration, so use your time well. Arguing about anything will leave you both feeling empty and guilty, so avoid it at all costs.

All phone conversations are recorded. Whatever you talk about, can and will be used against your inmate in court. Never discuss their pending criminal case!

Also, be warned that some phone providers are collecting voice prints for a database which law enforcement agencies are building.

Go to the official jail website for additional information.