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Wesley Street Jail

Address:
212 W. Wesley Street
Jackson, MI 49201
Phone:
517-768-7900

Remote Video Visitation with an Inmate

Wesley Street Jail uses Smart Communications for Remote Video Visitation between inmates and their loved ones.

How Video Visitation Works
SmartJailMail.com provides a two-way, real-time video visitation system which can be used to speak to your loved ones directly in their housing location within the jail.
At some locations you may also use a lobby kiosk at the facility to visit for free when scheduling a local / on-site visit.
Remote visits from home cost 50 cents per minute and are scheduled in 15 or 30 minute increments.
To schedule a video visit you must first open a Smart Communications account.

Remote Video Visits From Home
Once you are connected with an inmate you can use the visitation section of the website to schedule a visit.
Remote visits from home are billed on a credits-per-minute model and are scheduled in 15 or 30 minute blocks.

Local / On-Site Video Visits
Once you are connected with an inmate at a location where you have a visitation kiosk in the lobby, you may use the visitation section of the website to schedule a visit.
Local / on-site visits are provided free of charge.

This link explains everything you need to know about Smart Communications Video Visitation.

Wesley Street Jail ON-SITE (at the jail) VISITATION SCHEDULE

212 W. Wesley Street
Jackson, MI 49201
517-768-7900

Schedule Visits with Smart Visit

Inmates will receive one (1) twenty (20) minute visit per week free of charge but it MUST be scheduled 24 hours in advance.
Visitation schedule subject to change.
You must arrive 15 minutes prior to the visit.
A maximum of one adult and one child are allowed per an on-site video session.
Only one infant (under 1 year of age) will be allowed per visit and will not be counted as a visitor
All visits must be made at least 24 hours in advance.
If scheduling from home make sure you select “on site” for location.
Any person visiting must not have been incarcerated within the past 180 days.

ON SITE VISITATION SCHEDULE

DAY	TIME
SUNDAY	7:00AM to 10:00AM 3:00PM to 4:00PM 7:00PM to 9:00PM
MONDAY	7:00AM to 10:00AM 3:00PM to 4:00PM 7:00PM to 9:00PM
TUESDAY	7:00AM to 10:00AM 3:00PM to 4:00PM 7:00PM to 9:00PM
WEDNESDAY	7:00AM to 10:00AM 3:00PM to 4:00PM 7:00PM to 9:00PM
THURSDAY	7:00AM to 10:00AM 3:00PM to 4:00PM 7:00PM to 9:00PM
FRIDAY	7:00AM to 10:00AM 3:00PM to 4:00PM 7:00PM to 9:00PM
SATURDAY	7:00AM to 10:00AM 3:00PM to 4:00PM 7:00PM to 9:00PM

Wesley Street Jail REMOTE (at home) VIDEO VISITATION SCHEDULE

Schedule Video Visits online with Smart Inmate

All visits must be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance.
Remote visits are charged a fee.
Visitation Schedule subject to change.

REMOTE VISITATION SCHEDULE

DAY	TIME
SUNDAY	7:00 AM to 11:45AM 1:00PM to 3:45PM 3:30PM to 10:45PM
MONDAY	7:00 AM to 11:45AM 1:00PM to 3:45PM 3:30PM to 10:45PM
TUESDAY	7:00 AM to 11:45AM 1:00PM to 3:45PM 3:30PM to 10:45PM
WEDNESDAY	7:00 AM to 11:45AM 1:00PM to 3:45PM 3:30PM to 10:45PM
THURSDAY	7:00 AM to 11:45AM 1:00PM to 3:45PM 3:30PM to 10:45PM
FRIDAY	7:00 AM to 11:45AM 1:00PM to 3:45PM 3:30PM to 10:45PM
SATURDAY	7:00 AM to 11:45AM 1:00PM to 3:45PM 3:30PM to 10:45PM

Attorneys have access to their clients during the following times:

7:00 AM to 10:45 PM

Inmates cannot be seen during mealtimes, lockdowns and emergency situations.
Attorneys may call 517-768-7900 for questions or appointments.

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 Wesley Street 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.

Wesley Street Jail Inmate Mail Guidelines

Postcards
The Wesley Street 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 Wesley Street Jail also allows envelopes to be mailed to inmates.

Postcards and envelopes MUST be mailed to the following address:
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID# (call 517-768-7900 for this)
Jackson County Jail-MI
c/o Mail Processing Center
P.O. Box 9167
Seminole, Florida 33775-9167

Legal Mail

Send all legal Mail to this Address:
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID# (call 517-768-7900 for this)
Jackson County Jail
212 W. Wesley Street
Jackson, MI 49201

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 Wesley Street 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 Wesley Street 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 & Inmate ID# (call 517-768-7900 for this)
Jackson County Jail
212 W. Wesley Street
Jackson, MI 49201

Wesley Street Jail uses a third party service called Express Account, affiliated with TIGGS Canteen Service to deposit money in an inmate's account.

By creating an account with Express Account you can send money:

Online 24/7
By calling 866-422-6833 24/7
By using the Wesley Street Jail Kiosk which takes cash, debit and credit cards.

Express Account also serves Wesley Street Jail inmates by allowing friends and family to purchase commissary items for them and having them shipped directly to the facility.

Wesley Street Jail uses a third party service called Express Account, affiliated with TIGGS Canteen Service to deposit money in an inmate's commissary account.

By creating an account with Express Account you can send money and purchase commissary to an inmate:

Online 24/7
By calling 866-422-6833 24/7
By using the Wesley Street Jail Kiosk which takes cash, debit and credit cards.

Express Account and TIGGS Canteen Service allows friends and family to purchase commissary items for them and having them shipped directly to the facility. Items such as snacks (healthy or non-healthy, clothes, hygeine products, etc.)

How to Send and Receive Secure Text and Email Messages with an Inmate in Wesley Street Jail

To communicate by text or email with an Jackson County inmate, follow these instructions:

To send or receive a message you MUST first open a SmartJailMail.com account.
Once you open an account, you may search for Jackson County inmates or detainees to connect with.
When you locate the Jackson County inmate that you want to connect with, you can send them a connection request.
Wesley Street Jail will then need to approve the request before you can send messages.

For all the information you need to send and receive secure messages in the form of text or email with a Wesley Street Jail inmate, including how it works, how much it costs, renting your inmate a tablet, how often you can communicate and more, check out our Text/Email an Inmate Page.
NOTE: Your messages will be monitored and stored. You may want to refrain from discussing your inmate's court case.

How to Set up a Phone Account and Receive Calls from an Inmate in Wesley Street Jail

To communicate by telephone with a Jackson County inmate, follow these instructions:

To receive phone calls from a Jackson County inmate you MUST first open a SmartJailMail.com account.
Once you open an account, you may search for Jackson County inmates or detainees to connect with.
When you locate the Jackson County inmate that you want to connect with, you can send them a connection request.
Wesley Street Jail will then need to approve the request before you can receive phone calls.

For all the information you need to receive phone calls from a Wesley Street Jail inmate, including how it works, how much it costs, how often you can receive calls and when you can receive them and more, check out our Inmate Phone Page.
NOTE: Your phone calls will be monitored and stored. You may want to refrain from discussing your inmate's court case. Anything discussed on the calls may be used in your inmate's court case.

Wesley Street Jail Inmate Mail Types

Personal postcards and envelopes MUST be mailed to the following address:
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID# (call 517-768-7900 for this)
Jackson County Jail-MI
c/o Mail Processing Center
P.O. Box 9167
Seminole, Florida 33775-9167

Legal Mail
Legal Mail is mail from Attorneys, law enforcement, the courts, bail companies, etc.

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 Wesley Street 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 above.
Books must NOT contain images or content that are considered excessively violent, pornographic or obscene. Any book that does not meet the Wesley Street 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 legal mail, newspapers, magazines and books are to be shipped to:
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID# (call 517-768-7900 for this)
Jackson County Jail
212 W. Wesley Street
Jackson, MI 49201

Wesley Street Jail Gives Inmates Access to Tablets At No Cost for Communication, Research and Entertainment

They may not be directly connected to the internet, but inmates at Wesley Street Jail are provided free tablets to use within the jail that allow them to have access to the following services and information:

Phone Calls - Inmates may make calls directly from their tablet allowing for more privacy. The rates are the same as the phones in the unit, and the calls are still recorded and monitored.
eMessaging - Communicate via a text based message or picture. Fee based system.
Job Search - Using JobView, a secure job search application, inmates have the ability to see what jobs are available when they are released.
Education - Free educational platform and course catalog that provides thousands of educational resources.
Self Help -Inmates have daily access to mental health and addiction recovery programming.
Music - Top-40, Hip-Hop, Country, Rock, Gospel, and more.
Law Library - Legal research with up-to-date case information.
eBooks - Thousands of available titles.
Religion - Religious resources for spiritual guidance.
Games - Inmates can play their favorite games. Available through monthly subscriptions
Facility Services - Digital access to submitted forms, requests, facility documents, and notifications from staff.
Video Visitation - Visitation may not be allowed on the Tablets. Call Wesley Street Jail at 517-768-7900 to confirm.

The availability of tablets may seem like something that inmates who are serving time do not deserve, but here are some of the benefits for inmates in Jackson County:

Keeps inmates busy.
The threat of losing access to tablets keeps them better behaved.
Safer for the staff to keep inmates happy.
Allows communication with family members.
Educational programming.
Legal research.
Social programming such as anger management, substance abuse, etc.

For more information about Tablets and how your inmate can get one to use while he is in jail, chek out our Inmate Tablet page.

How to Schedule & Visit with an Inmate in Wesley Street Jail

To schedule a visit and meet with an inmate in Jackson County, either at-the-jail or remotely by video, follow these instructions:

To schedule and visit with an inmate you MUST first open a SmartJailMail.com account.
Once you open an account, you may search for Jackson County inmate to visit with.
When you locate the Jackson County inmate that you want to connect with, you can send them a connection request.
Wesley Street Jail will then need to approve the request before you can send messages.

For all the information you need to schedule and visit with a Wesley Street Jail inmate, including how it works, how much it costs, visitation using a rented tablet, how often and when you can visit and more, check out our Visit Inmate Page.
NOTE: Your visits will be monitored, recorded and stored. You may want to refrain from discussing your inmate's court case as anything discussed can be used against them in court.