Address:
2001 5th Street
Meridan, MS 39307
Phone:
601-482-9800
The Lauderdale County Detention Facility believes in the importance of their inmates having an opportunity to have visits from family and friends. When an inmate is released he or she needs to return home, and closeness to their family is one of the strongest reasons that keeps them from getting in trouble again.
One way that Lauderdale County Detention Facility is able to accomplish this is with correctpay remote video visitation. Remote visiting allows loved ones to use their phone or computer to connect directly with their inmate via a video kiosk in the jail or using tablets, all in a joint effort between the facility and correctpay.
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The benefits of video visitation are:
For more information on correctpay video visits and video messages, call the facility at 601-482-9800 or scroll down for a complete section of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers.
Lauderdale County Detention Facility 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:
Go here to begin the process to schedule a visit.
What is the cost to do remote video visitation?
Paid Remote Visits
Having a remote visit from your Home or app, the cost of each 20-25 minute ‘friends and family remote visit’ will be approximately $7.95 plus tax.
FREE Remote Visits
Visitors can also choose to come to the jail and video chat with an inmate via the JailFunds/VendEngine kiosk in the lobby. The video visit on-site at the jail is FREE.
You can deposit money four different ways:
Attorney Visits only! < (Lawyers, go here)
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Frequently Asked Questions
2001 5th Street
Meridan, MS 39307
601-482-9800
ON-SITE VIDEO VISITATION SCHEDULE
| DAY | TIME |
| SUNDAY | 9:00AM - 10:00PM |
| MONDAY | 9:00AM - 10:00PM |
| TUESDAY | 9:00AM - 10:00PM |
| WEDNESDAY | 9:00AM - 10:00PM |
| THURSDAY | 9:00AM - 10:00PM |
| FRIDAY | 9:00AM - 10:00PM |
| SATURDAY | 9:00AM - 10:00PM |
REMOTE VIDEO VISITATION SCHEDULE
| DAY | TIMES |
| SUNDAY | 9:00AM - 10:00PM |
| MONDAY | 9:00AM - 10:00PM |
| TUESDAY | 9:00AM - 10:00PM |
| WEDNESDAY | 9:00AM - 10:00PM |
| THURSDAY | 9:00AM - 10:00PM |
| FRIDAY | 9:00AM - 10:00PM |
| SATURDAY | 9:00AM - 10:00PM |
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 Lauderdale County Detention Facility 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.
To receive phone calls from an inmate in Lauderdale County follow these instructions:
Lauderdale County Detention Facility 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:
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 Lauderdale County Detention Facility, families can also leave secure voicemails for inmates to listen to.
Fees
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 Lauderdale County inmates; rules, policies, phone calling times, fees, limits and more visit our Inmate Phone Page.
For inmates receiving mail in the Lauderdale County Detention Facility 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 Lauderdale County Detention Facility:
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Lauderdale County Adult Detention
2001 5th Street
Meridian, MS 39301
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 secure email message and digital photos to an inmate in Lauderdale County Detention Facility follow these steps:
For all information on how to Text/Email an Inmate in Lauderdale County Detention Facility and send them photos, check out our Secure Messaging Guide for Lauderdale County.
24/7 Customer Service - 855-836-3364
To register and sign up for a remote visitation account with correctpay.com to communicate with your Lauderdale County Detention Facility inmate, follow the instructions below:
Lauderdale County Detention Facility 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:
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 Lauderdale County Detention Facility, including fees, schedules, how it works and more, check out our Visit Inmate Page.
To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Lauderdale County Detention Facility follow these steps:
For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages or sending money to an inmate in Lauderdale County Detention Facility check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Lauderdale County.
To deposit money online for an inmate in Lauderdale County Detention Facility follow these steps:
For all information, tips and procedures for sending money to an inmate in Lauderdale County Detention Facility, or depositing money at the jail, over the phone or by mail, check out our Send Money Page for Lauderdale County.
To set up a phone account so that your inmate can call you from Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale 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.
