Address:
11311 E Comanche
Dodge City, KS 67801
Phone:
620-227-4501
Ford County Jail is, or will soon be, providing tablets for inmates to use for phone and visitation communication, as well as sending and receiving electronic messaging. If you don't see this facility's tablet service company listed below, call the jail at 620-227-4501 for information.
The tablets are not connected directly to the internet, but instead to a server controlled by the Ford County Jail. This allows all communication between inmates and their contacts to monitored during calls and visits, as well as delays while written communication is reviewed.
Please note that while the jail may provide the tablet for free, there will be a cost for ongoing use of it for entertainment and educational purposes.
Scroll down for a complete section outlining Frequently Asked Questions and Answers regarding renting tablets for Ford County Jail Inmates.
You can find information about the Ford County Jail’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 620-227-4501 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 register and sign up for a phone account with CIDNET Inmate Phone Service, follow the instructions below:
For all the information you need to know, including instructions, policies, tips and solutions to possible issues regarding making phone calls with an inmate in Ford County, visit our full page guide.
NOTE: 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.
For inmates receiving mail in the Ford County Jail 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 is to be shipped to the Ford County Jail:
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID #
Ford County Jail
11311 E. Comanche
Dodge City, KS 67801
For complete information on mail policies, what you can send an inmate and what address to send them, check out our Inmate Mail page.
To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Ford County Jail follow these steps:
For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages or sending money to an inmate in Ford County Jail check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Ford County.
To deposit money online for an inmate in Ford County Jail follow these steps:
For all information, tips and procedures for sending money to an inmate in Ford County Jail, or depositing money at the jail, over the phone or by mail, check out our Send Money Page for Ford County.
To register and sign up for a remote visitation account with correctpay.com to communicate with your Ford County Jail inmate, follow the instructions below:
Ford County Jail uses the services of correctpay.com (aka JailFunds) for you to schedule and visit your inmate via remote video visitation.
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You can ‘video visit’ your inmate one of three ways:
Begin the process to schedule a visit:
24/7 Customer Service - 855-836-3364
For all the information on remote video visits and 'at the jail' visitation for Ford County Jail, including fees, schedules, how it works and more, check out our Visit Inmate Page.
To send a secure email message and digital photos to an inmate in Ford County Jail follow these steps:
For all information on how to Text/Email an Inmate in Ford County Jail and send them photos, check out our Secure Messaging Guide for Ford County.
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