Yalobusha County Detention Center Inmate Tablet Rental

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Yalobusha County Detention Center

Address:
11803 Hwy 32 East
Water Valley, MS 38965

Phone:

662-473-2722

Rent a Tablet for an Inmate in the Yalobusha County Detention Center

Renting a Tablet for Yalobusha County Detention Center Inmates

Yalobusha County Detention Center is, or will soon be, providing tablets for inmates to use for phone and visitation communication, as well as sending and receiving electronic messaging. If you don't see this facility's tablet service company listed below, call the jail at 662-473-2722 for information.

The tablets are not connected directly to the internet, but instead to a server controlled by the Yalobusha County Detention Center.  This allows all communication between inmates and their contacts to monitored during calls and visits, as well as delays while written communication is reviewed.

Please note that while the jail may provide the tablet for free, there will be a cost for ongoing use of it for entertainment and educational purposes.

Scroll down for a complete section outlining Frequently Asked Questions and Answers regarding renting tablets for Yalobusha County Detention Center Inmates.

Does Yalobusha County Detention Center have tablets for the inmates to use?

You can find information about the Yalobusha County Detention Center’s tablet program at the top of this page. If there is no information about it, it is because they either have recently changed companies or are not yet providing this service for inmates. Call 662-473-2722 to confirm.

What can the inmates use the tablets for?

Inmates in jails and prisons are using tablets for all the communication services available such as video visitation, video phone calls, regular phone calls, and electronic messaging – which is like texting and email.

Tablets are also used for entertainment, such as watching movies, television shows, listening to music and reading e-books. It is also used for education, self-help information, and legal research.

Are the jail’s tablets connected to the internet?

No, they are not connected to the internet. All the messages, visits and programming goes through a system controlled by the company that provides the tablets, and through the jail. They control what each inmate sees. All messages are carefully screened and not delivered if the sender or the inmate violates jail policy.

How much do the tablets cost to use?

For accessing visits and messages, the tablets are free to us. Each unit has many of them, all provided by the company that has contracted with the jail. Of course, the video visits and messages have a fee and those are paid for by the inmate’s family and friends who use the service.

If inmates are supposedly being punished, why do they get access to tablets?

That’s the question a lot of people ask and don’t fully understand.

The way the jail staff looks at it, is that if they can keep the inmates busy and distracted, it makes it safer for them. 

Tablets also give them a certain power over controller an inmate’s behavior. For example, if an inmate knows that they will lose the privilege of having access to a tablet if they get into a fight or violate another rule or policy, they will be better behaved. 

Tablets are one of the few things that make an inmate feel as though they are free, and they don’t want to lose the privilege of having access to one.

What companies have tablets for jail and inmate use?

CIDNET
City Tele Coin
Gettingout
GTL
Homewav
IC Solutions
Inmate Sales
JailATM
J Pay
NCIC
Oasis
Paytel
Reliance
Securus
Smart Communications

What if an inmate breaks a tablet, do they have to pay for it?

Yes, if an inmate breaks a tablet, then they are responsible for paying for it. The money will come out of their commissary funds, so not only do they lose access to having a tablet as punishment, but they also won’t be able to purchase snacks on commissary.
 

Collect Calls

  • Almost every jail, including Yalobusha County Detention Center, will allow inmates to contact pre-approved friends and family members' phones by calling collect.
  • Calling collect is typically the most expensive way to contact people by phone and in many cases, it requires credit approval or a deposit to be made into a third-party phone company account through a contract with the jail.

Direct Calls

  • Many jails are now contracting with a third party service (for a fee) that is less expensive and allows your inmate to use their phone system to make direct calls to your land line or cell phone.
  • To find out about Yalobusha County Detention Center phone services, call 662-473-2722 or review the information on the Inmate Phone page.
  • Some jails also allow sell phone cards directly to an inmate in the jail commissary store.

 

How to Send a Carepack Commissary Package Directly to an Inmate in Yalobusha County

To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Yalobusha County Detention Center follow these steps:

  • Select Mississippi, then select Yalobusha County Detention Center, and then select the 'Send a Package Order' option.
  • Register and create an account with Access Securepak, for Yalobusha County.
  • Choose the inmate and the products you want shipped to them, and input your payment method. 
  • NOTE: There may be a limit on how much product you can send your inmate in Yalobusha County at any one time.

For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in Yalobusha County Detention Center check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Yalobusha County.


 

Yalobusha County Detention Center Inmate Mail Policies and Address - What Can You Send, and Where?

For inmates receiving mail in the Yalobusha County Detention Center 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 Yalobusha County Detention Center:
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Yalobusha County Jail
11803 Hwy 32 East
Water Valley MS 38965


For complete information on mail policies, what you can send an inmate and what address to send them, check out our Inmate Mail page.


 

How to Send Money to an Inmate in Yalobusha County

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

  • Register with Access Corrections by creating an account.
  • Select Mississippi, then select Yalobusha 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 Yalobusha County Detention Center.


 

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