Lincoln County Jail Remote Inmate Video Visits

Lincoln County Jail

Address:
302 N Jeffers
North Platte, NE 69101

Phone:

308-535-3560

Lincoln County Jail uses Prodigy Solutions for Remote Video Visitation with Inmates

REMOTE VIDEO VISITATION

Visitation for Lincoln County Jail inmates utilizes the Prodigy Inmate Visitation website for its visitation software.

If you should have a question or need assistance, call Prodigy Customer Support at 866-700-4545 ext. 7.

Signing up for Prodigy video visitation is quick and easy. Just follow these steps!

1. Sign Up Here.

2. Complete the information to be approved. You must submit a photo on ProdigySales.com to be approved for visitation.

3. Once approved, log in to the terminal to schedule a visit. Use the username and password you set when creating your account.

4. Select your scheduled visit session and click. Visits will show 5 minutes prior to the scheduled time.

5. Click on Start Video Call. Wait for the inmate to login. Once both parties have logged in, your visit will commence.

NOTE: Onsite video visits must be scheduled 24 hours in advance. This is for friends or family that do not have their own computer or smart phone. Visit Prodigy Sales to schedule onsite visitation or to see if Lincoln County Jail allows Offsite Video Visitation from your home device.

Onsite video Visits will be 20 minutes in length (unless you were late) and someone is already scheduled after you. In that case, your visit will end at the previously scheduled time.

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 Lincoln County 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.

How to Email an Inmate at Lincoln County Jail

Using Jail ATM Digital Messaging with an Inmate at Lincoln County Jail - Sending and Receiving Messages.



How It Works:

Once you sign up with Jail ATM instant Messaging you can you can send texts from the cell phone associated with the mobile number you provided at sign-up, and receive text messages from the inmate on the same cell phone. You can only use the phone number you signed up with or it won't work.

To learn more about this email service, check out our full instructions, including fees at our emailing and texting page.


 

How Do Inmates in Lincoln County Jail Make Phone Calls?

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

  • Lincoln County Jail uses the services of a company named Inmate Sales.
  • Register with them online or call them at 877-998-5678
  • Agents are available M-F from 8:00 AM - 12:00 midnight EST, Saturdays from 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM, and speak both English & Spanish.
  • Services for Lincoln County inmates and their families and friends include: Collect Calling, PIN Debit, Purchasing Calling Cards, Deposits, Messaging & Video Visitation.

iphone app
Google Play app

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


 

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

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

  • Go to JailATM, choose Nebraska, then choose Lincoln County Jail
  • Type in your inmate's last name or their Inmate ID.
  • Select your inmate, and then you will be prompted to Register with them to open an account.
  • Select the products you want shipped to them at Lincoln County Jail, and then input your payment method. 
  • NOTE: There may be a limit on how much product you can send your inmate in Lincoln County at any one time.
  • If you need to phone customer support, call 877-810-0914

For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages or sending money to an inmate in Lincoln County Jail check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Lincoln County.


 

How Do You Send Text or Email Messages to an Inmate in the Lincoln County Jail?

To send messages to a Lincoln County inmate follow these instructions:

Since Lincoln County Jail contracts with JailATM / Prodigy Telephone Solutions. they either already or will soon provide you and your inmate the ability to use their Messaging Service to send and receive electronic messages. Try both Jail ATM & Prodigy. They are in the midst of a merger and one or the other will be handling the Lincoln County Jail account.
 
Pay for the Prodigy Inmate Messaging Service at Lincoln County Jail.
- Online,
- Over the Phone by calling 866-700-4545,
- Using a Kiosk at Lincoln County Jail.
Pay for the JailATM Inmate Messaging Service at Lincoln County Jail.
- Online,
- Using a Kiosk at Lincoln County Jail.
- Over the phone 877-810-0914.

For all the information you need regarding messaging a Lincoln County inmate at the jail, including how it's done, how much it costs, rules and regulations and more, check out our Text/Email an Inmate Page.
NOTE: All of your communication with an inmate is recorded. Use discretion in what you discuss.


 

How to Schedule and Have a Visit with an Inmate at Lincoln County Jail

To schedule a visit and have an at-the-jail or remote video visit with an inmate in Lincoln County, follow these instructions:

  • Visitation for Lincoln County Jail inmates utilizes the Prodigy Inmate Visitation website for its visitation software.
  • You need to first be approved for a visit with a Lincoln County inmate by submitting your identification.
  • If you should have a question or need assistance, call Prodigy Customer Support at 866-700-4545 ext. 7.
  • Once approved, log in to either the online or Lincoln County Jail terminal to schedule a visit.
  • Use the username and password you set when creating your account.

For all the information you need regarding Lincoln County inmate visitation, whether at the facility or remotely from your home, check out our Visit Inmate Page.


 

How Do Inmates in Lincoln County Jail Make Phone Calls?

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

Inmate phone services for inmates at the Lincoln County Jail are provided by Prodigy Solutions.

Send an Inmate a Deposit Online for them to purchase phone cards, or add money to their account so they can call whoever they want, or be able to call only you.

  • Funds may be added in person directly at the Lincoln County jail from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.
  • Persons adding funds to an inmate’s account may use cash or credit cards using the kiosk in the office lobby, or by bringing a money order made out to the inmate’s name.
  • For more information, you can call the Lincoln County Jail from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, or call Prodigy Directly at 866-700-4545 ext. 7.

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


 

How to Deposit Money Online for an Inmate in Lincoln County

To deposit money online for an inmate in Lincoln County Jail follow these steps:

  • Register to open an account, or Sign In to JailATM, a service that acts as a bank for inmates in Lincoln County.
  • After registering and signing in, select 'Send Money Now'.
  • Choose Nebraska, then choose Lincoln County Jail
  • Type in your inmate's last name or their Inmate ID.
  • Select your inmate.
  • Input an amount to deposit to your inmate in Lincoln County Jail, and then input your payment method. 
  • NOTE: There may be a limit on how much money you can send your inmate in Lincoln County at any one time.
  • If you need to phone customer support, call 877-810-0914.

For all information, tips and procedures for sending money to an inmate in Lincoln County Jail, or depositing money at the jail, over the phone or by mail, check out our Send Money Page for Lincoln County.