Jones County Detention Center Inmate Commissary

How an Inmate Makes a Phone Call to You or Others from Jones County Detention Center

To set up a phone account so that your inmate can call you from Jones County do the following:

1. Enroll in an account with Securus Technologies.

2. Choose one of three account types, Securus Debit, Advance Connect or Direct Bill.
3. Choose [facility_name_1}, then connect with your inmate.
4. If you have any questions, call Securus: 972-734-1111 or 800-844-6591.

To find out fees, how to's, calling times, limits on phone calls and other systems Securus has do that you can communicate with your Jones County inmate, check out our Inmate Phone Page.
NOTE: All of your inmate's phone calls are recorded and stored. It is advised not to discuss their pending case.

How to Send a Secure Email Message to an Inmate in Jones County

To send a secure email message to an inmate in Jones County Detention Center follow these steps:

• Register with Access Corrections by creating an account.
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• Select Mississippi, then select Jones County Detention Center, and then the inmate you want to send your message to.
• Choose the amount of money you want to spend, and input your payment method. The funds can also be used by the inmate to send a message back to you.
• NOTE: All messages between you and your inmate will be permanently recorded and seen by the staff and could be used against your inmate in court.

For all information on how to Text/Email an Inmate in Jones County Detention Center check out our Secure Messaging Guide for Jones County.

How Does an Inmate Make Phone Calls in Jones County Detention Center?

To receive phone calls from an inmate in Jones County follow these instructions:

Jones County Detention Center uses the services of NCIC for inmate phone calling. It is called a ‘friends & family account”.

In order to receive phone calls from your inmate, you need to do the following:

• Register here, or by phone 800-943-2189
• Choose Mississippi.
• Choose Jones County Detention Center
• Select your Inmate.
• Enter the phone number your Inmate will be calling.
• Fund your Account. ($10-$100 at a time)

NOTE:
1.   You cannot receive any calls to your phone number from your inmate until both you and your phone number are registered.
2.  When you do receive a call, the number you will view on your phone from the incoming call is: 800-943-2189.
3.  When allowed by Jones County Detention Center, families can also leave secure voicemails for inmates to listen to.

Fees

• Adding funds to your account - $3.00 
• Cost of phone call of a Prepaid Collect Account - $0.21 per minute
• Cost of an interstate (ex. Mississippi to a different state) phone call NOT Prepaid - $0.25 per minute
• Cost of an intrastate (ex. Mississippi to Mississippi) phone call NOT Prepaid - $0.25 per minute
• Cost if you set up your account (or fund it) by phone using a live agent, you will be charged a one-time fee of $5.95.

NCIC Customer Service
Phone - 800-943-2189 or 903-247-0069
Email – [email protected]
Full list of participating jails.

For all the information regarding phone calls with Jones County inmates; rules, policies, phone calling times, fees, limits and more visit our Inmate Phone Page.

How to Send Money to an Inmate in Jones County

To send commissary money to an inmate in Jones County Detention Center follow these steps:

• Register with Access Corrections by creating an account.
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• Select Mississippi, then select Jones County Detention Center, and then the inmate you want to send money to.
• Choose the amount of money you want to send, and input your payment method.

For all information on how to Send Money to an inmate's account check out our full money and commissary guide for Jones County Detention Center.

How to Have Remote Video Visits and 'At the Jail' Visits with an Inmate in Jones County

To register and sign up for a remote visitation account with correctpay.com to communicate with your Jones County Detention Center inmate, follow the instructions below:

Jones County Detention Center uses the services of correctpay.com (aka JailFunds) for you to schedule and visit your inmate via remote video visitation.

You can ‘video visit’ your inmate one of three ways:

• Visit from your home computer.
• Visit from the correctpay VendEngine Kiosk in the Jones County Detention Center lobby.
• Visit by using the JailFunds iphone or Android app

Begin the process to schedule a visit:

• Register by creating an account.
• Add a payment method.
• Select Mississippi
• Select Jones County Detention Center
• Select your inmate
• Schedule a visit.

24/7 Customer Service - 855-836-3364

For all the information on remote video visits and 'at the jail' visitation for Jones County Detention Center, including fees, schedules, how it works and more, check out our Visit Inmate Page.

How to Send a Secure Email or Text Message to an Inmate in Jones County

To send a secure email message and digital photos to an inmate in Jones County Detention Center follow these steps:

• Register with correctpay by creating an account.
• 
• Select Mississippi, then select Jones County Detention Center, and then the inmate you want to send your message to.
• Choose the amount of money you want to spend, and input your payment method. The funds can also be used by the inmate to send a message back to you.
• NOTE: All messages between you and your inmate will be permanently recorded and seen by the staff and could be used against your inmate in court... So be careful what you write.
• Uploading photos to Inmate’s email
  Make sure the file size is less than 5MB.
  Also make sure your file is a .jpg, .jpeg or .gif.

For all information on how to Text/Email an Inmate in Jones County Detention Center and send them photos, check out our Secure Messaging Guide for Jones County. 
24/7 Customer Service - 855-836-3364