Address:
325 Stafford Road
Barstow, MD 20610
Phone:
410-535-4300
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 Calvert County Detention Center 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.
How can you rent a tablet for an inmate in Calvert County? Read the following:
Tablets can be used by inmates, for the following things:
Contact Paytel online, or call the Calvert County Detention Center directly at 410-535-4300 to rent a tablet for your inmate.
To find out everything you need to know about renting a tablet, what it can be used for, how much it costs, and more, check out our Tablet Page for Calvert County Detention Center.
To send a secure email message to an inmate in Calvert County Detention Center follow these steps:
How inteleMESSAGE Works
For all information on rates, and how to Text/Email an Inmate in Calvert County Detention Center check out our Secure Messaging Guide for Calvert County.
To receive phone calls from inmates in Calvert County, or to assist them in making phone calls to other people, follow these steps:
For all the information regarding phone calls with Calvert County inmates; rules, policies, phone calling times, costs, limits, tablet rental and more visit our Inmate Phone Page.
To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Calvert County Detention Center follow these steps:
For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages or sending money to an inmate in Calvert County Detention Center check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Calvert County.
To deposit money online for an inmate in Calvert County Detention Center follow these steps:
For all information, tips and procedures for sending money to an inmate in Calvert County Detention Center, or depositing money at the jail, over the phone or by mail, check out our Send Money Page for Calvert County.
