Wayne County Jail III Inmate Commissary

How to Bail out an Inmate in Wayne County

To Bail out or Post Bond for an Inmate in Wayne County Jail III follow these steps:

• Log in, Register or sign in as a Guest.
• Select Wayne County Jail III
• Select the Deposit 'type'... Inmate Account or Friends and Family Account.
• Follow the Instructions.

For complete Instructions on How to Bail or Bond an Inmate in Wayne County Jail III, check out our Inmate Bail page.

Depositing Money for Communicating with an Inmate

How to Make a Deposit for Phone, Email or Visitation using GettingOut.com

Wayne County Jail III 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:

• Online - They accept all major credit cards including Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.
• At the Wayne County Jail III using the kiosk in the jail lobby - (cash, debit or credit card) NOTE - Wayne County Jail III may require identity verification so bring your driver’s license or some other form of ID.
• By phone by calling 866-516-0115 - They have bi-lingual operators are standing by 24 hours 7 days a week to assist you with your deposit. Major credit cards accepted are Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.
• By using their app, either Android or iphone. - All credit cards mentioned above are accepted.

For all the information you need to know, including tips, guidelines and warnings about depositing money in a Wayne County Jail III inmate's account for communication services, check out our Send Money page.

How Inmates Can Use a Tablet to Access Services at Wayne County Jail III

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 Wayne County Jail III 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.

How to Communicate with an Wayne County Jail III Inmate by Mail and by Email

To mail or email an inmate in Wayne County follow these steps:

When mailing a letter or postcard to an inmate, please address your mail as follows:
Inmate's First and Last Name - inmate # if known
Wayne County Jail III
3501 Hamtramck Drive
Hamtramck, MI 48211

• All mail sent to an inmate at the Wayne County Jail III must include the sender's name and mailing address in the top left corner of the envelope or postcard.
• Failure to include your return address will most likely result in your mail NOT being delivered and your letter destroyed.
• The Wayne County Jail III has a zero-tolerance policy regarding mail violations. 
• All the information you need to understand mail and email policies can be found on our Inmate Mail Page and our Text/Email an Inmate Page.

Emailing Messages & Photos

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If you are not already registered, do so here, or Log in.

Then use the Facility Finder to:
1.  Select Wayne County Jail III,
2. Add your inmate to your list of contacts,
3. Add a credit or debit card to cover your costs.

• Messages can be up to 500 characters long, including punctuation. At the bottom of your message there is a 'character countdown' feature.  
• After you click the “CONTINUE” button, you can review the cost to send your message to your inmate. You can also attach credits for your inmate to reply to your message.  Be sure to accept the Terms and Conditions and click the “SEND” button for your message to be successfully delivered to your inmate.
• You can also send your Wayne County inmate photos and videos.

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 Wayne County can be found on our Inmate Mail Page and our Text/Email an Inmate Page.

How Do You Visit an Inmate in Wayne County Jail III?

To visit an inmate in Wayne County, whether by video or in person 'at the jail', follow these steps:

Other than 'at the jail' visits between you and your inmate, which is explained and outlined in detail on our Visit Inmate Page, Wayne County remote video inmate visitation can be done using the services of GettingOut. 

There are three ways to remotely visit your inmate in Wayne County Jail III:
1.  Using the GettingOut Kiosk at the jail.
2. Using your computer from home.
3. Using your phone on the GettingOut apps.

To remotely visit an inmate in Wayne County follow these steps:
1.  Start by confirming that Wayne County Jail III's Video Visitation is working correctly by looking up Wayne County here.
2.  The next step is to create an account here for GettingOut.
3. Then add funds to your account.
4. Last, select Wayne County Jail III, and then the inmate you wish to communicate with.

Other Wayne County Services provided by GettingOut:
 - Phone Calls & Voicemail 
 - Email, Photo & Video Sharing
-  Inmate Tablet Rental
-  Deposits

Customer Service
If you have any questions about the Wayne County Jail III Visitation Services you can call them at 866-516-0115.
Frequently Asked Questions

* All the information you need to have complete knowledge about inmate visitation; policies, rules, fees, schedules, tips, dress codes, and children, lawyers and clergy visitation in Wayne County, can be found on our Visit Inmate Page.

Wayne County Jail III Phone: 313-224-2222

How Do Inmates in Wayne County Jail III Make or Receive Phone Calls?

To receive phone calls from inmates in Wayne County, or to assist them in making phone calls to other people, follow these steps:

1.  Start by confirming that Wayne County Jail III has the phone service you need to communicate with your inmate by the facility lookup here.
2. In the meantime, you can create an account here for GettingOut.
3. Then add funds to your account. This account can be controlled by just you, or by both you and your inmate.
4. Last, select Wayne County Jail III, and then the inmate you wish to communicate with.

Wayne County Services that are provided by GettingOut, a GTL company:
 - Phone Calls & Voicemail 
 - Video Visits (from home or jail lobby)
 - Email & Photo Sharing
 - Tablet Rental
 - Deposits

Phone & Voicemail Fees
1.  GettingOut charges $0.25 per minute for all phone calls, prepaid or collect, within Michigan.
2. Prepaid calls between Michigan and other states costs $0.21 per minute. International calls are $0.95 per minute.
3. There is a fee of $3.00 every time you add money to your account online, and it costs $5.95 if you add funds over the phone with a live agent.
4. You can also leave an inmate a short voice message for a flat fee of $1.25.

Note: Rates are subject to change.

Types of Phone Calls
Collect Calls
Collect calls allow you to accept and pay for calls to your land line (only) phone account. This means that if you accept your call from your inmate, all the charges for that call will then be billed to your land line phone account and will show up and be listed on your next local phone bill. Additional fees, costs, restrictions may apply.

Prepaid calls (Direct Calls)
With Prepaid Calls you can set up your account so that the inmate can only call you and/or you can just deposit money in their account and they can purchase prepaid phone cards through their commissary and call whoever they choose, provided the Wayne County Jail III approves of the phone number.

Quick Connect
Quick connect is an alternative to collect calls. It allows you to quickly pay for a phone call with your credit card.  When your inmate calls you, follow the instructions from the automated voice system to pay for that one phone call, directly billed to your card.

Customer Service
If you have any questions about the Wayne County Jail III GettingOut phone services, you can call them at 866-516-0115.

* All the information you need to understand making and receiving phone calls with inmates in Wayne County, can be found on our Inmate Phone Page.

How to Deposit Money into an Inmate's Account in Wayne County Jail III

To deposit money into the account of an inmate in Wayne County, follow these instructions:

• Create an account with Touchpay Services, a GTL company.
• 
• Select Michigan.
• Select Wayne County Jail III
• Enter the Inmate ID of your inmate.  This can be found by calling 313-224-2222 or by looking up the inmate's name in the Inmate Search link above.
• Enter your billing information and send money.
• You can also deposit cash using the kiosk at the Wayne County Jail III

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, check out our Send Money Page.