Clark County Detention Center Inmate Phone Use
The information below provides complete instructions regarding Clark County Detention Center:
Follow these instructions exactly to help ensure that your inmate has access to the jail phones and your communication costs are reduced as much as possible.
How Does An Inmate Make A Phone Call From Clark County Detention Center?
This facility contracts with Securus so that you can receive phone calls from inmates.
Phone Services
Securustech.net offers several options to receive phone calls from inmates.
AdvanceConnect
Advance connect is a prepaid phone system. You open and put money on the refillable account and the inmate calls collect. You always have the option to accept or decline the call. The cost of each call is deducted from your prepaid account balance.
Benefits of AdvanceConnect:
You control how much you spend on calls with how much money you put on the account
You can receive collect calls from the inmate even if your regular phone company blocks calls from jails/prisons
The inmate can also call you on your cell phone (as long as the jail/prison doesn’t restrict it)
There is a minimum $25 requirement each time you add funds to the account
Calculate the cost of a call by clicking here.
You can pay by:
Credit/Debit Card Online or By Phone
MoneyGram
Pay By Mail for AdvanceConnect) Mail check, money order or cashier’s check to Mail to:
Securus Correctional Billing Services
PO Box 650757
Dallas, TX 75265-0757
Be sure to include the phone number and AdvanceConnect account number on the memo line.
Western Union
Click here to open an account.
Direct Billing
With Direct Billing, you can accept collect calls from an inmate and Securus Correctional Billing Services will bill you each month. You must have approved credit to open this type of an account.
Benefits of a Direct Bill account include:
Can connect several phones to the account so you can receive calls in multiple settings
Written monthly statements of call activities
No minimum amounts
You can receive as many calls as you wish as long as you pay the bill in full each month
Your Direct Bill account balance can be paid by:
Credit/Debit Card Online or By Phone
MoneyGram
Pay By Mail for Direct Bill
Western Union
Traditional Collect Calls
The traditional collect call method is good if you will only receive inmate calls on house phones or other landlines. Some phone providers block all calls from penal institutions but if your company allows them:
Your account will be automatically created as soon as you accept the first call from a jail/prison
Your account number is your phone number
You will receive a 90 day rolling spending limit
Your charges will appear on your next phone bill
Limitations: You are subjected to a 90-day rolling limit on spending. When you accept the call, the charges will be deducted from that available limit and Securus submits the charges to your phone company. If you exceed your 90 day limit within the rolling 90 days, your Direct Billing account is blocked until your charges roll off through payment of your phone bill. You will still be able to receive other phone calls during this time, just no calls from penal institutions.
Click here to learn more about Traditional Collect Calls and how to set up the account.
Inmate Debit
An inmate debit account gives the inmate a prepaid phone account that can be used for calls. Many jails/prisons allow inmates to transfer money from their jail/commissary accounts to their inmate debit accounts to pay for calls. Friends and families are also typically allowed to help fund those accounts. There is a $7.95 fee each time you fund the account. You can deposit $0.01 - $100.00 each time.
Benefits
The inmate can call anyone who is approved on their call list without requiring each of those people to set up their own prepaid phone accounts
You can deposit money to an inmate’s phone account without having to set up your own account
Calls can be made to cell phones (as long as the jail/prison does not restrict it).
Click here to see if an inmate has an account set up and to deposit money to it.
The following payment methods are accepted for Inmate Debit accounts:
Credit/Debit Card Online or By Phone
MoneyGram for Inmate Debit
Pay By Mail Inmate Debit
Pay By Mail for AdvanceConnect) Mail check, money order or cashier’s check to Mail to:
Securus Correctional Billing Services
PO Box 650757
Dallas, TX 75265-0757
A growing number of jails/prisons offer email services for inmates and their families. Cost varies but average:
$0.60 for the first page
$0.00 second page is free
$0.30 for each additional page
Each page is a full-sized page with standard-sized text
NOTE: Emails are scanned for content and delivered to the inmate, usually within 24 hours. If desired you can provide funds for the inmate to handwrite back to you and it will be scanned and sent to you via your email address, typically within 24 hours.
Click here to see if your jail/prison offers email services. If so, click here to open and fund an account.
VIDEO VISITS
Reservations are $20 for 20 minutes. Securus Video Visitation is not charged on a per-minute basis. The way to schedule a video visit is dependent on each jail/prison’s video visit guidelines.
Benefits
No need to travel to the facility - eliminate the cost of gas, food, hotel stays, and excessive time off of work
No need to wait in lines waiting for a visitation time
No need to leave your possessions in the car
Convenient, scheduled visitations - receive email updates and reminders
You must open a Securus Online account to participate in video visits. Opening the account requires your name, address and government-issued photo ID.
Once approved by the correctional facility, you can begin scheduling your Securus Video Visitation sessions.
What you need to use Securus Video Visitation:
Securus Online account with Securus Video Visitation enabled
Computer with Internet, sound, and a web camera
Valid email address
Credit or debit card
Click here to learn more about video visits.
Click here to see if your jail/prison offers video visits through Securustech.
Click here to open an account.
Can I Communicate By Email With An Inmate?
A growing number of jails now offer email services to inmates and their families. This can save you time by letting you view your email from your smart phone, computer, or tablet, whenever you wish.
You don't have to deal with envelopes, stamps or the post office.
Inmates like it because the emails typically eliminate delayed mail runs so they can get your correspondence quickly and send responses immediately.
Jail staffs like it as it eliminates concerns about contraband entering the facility in envelopes and on paper. It also allows the jail to have an electronic record that can be called upon at any time.
Anything you or your inmate writes in an email service is put through a filtering program that looks for certain words related to criminal and/or gang activities.
There have been multiple cases in which emails between inmates and their friends or loved ones have been used as evidence in criminal court cases to convict them or to file new charges.
Call 702-671-3900 or click here to see if email services are being offered at this jail and if so, how to sign up you and your inmate.
Important Tips About Jail Phone Calls
If you were unable to find the information you were looking for on this page, call Clark County Detention Center at 702-671-3900 and ask their policies on getting phone calls from your inmate.
Many jails and prisons are increasingly restricting the amount of time that an inmate can use the phone by placing daily and monthly limits, so try to pace yourself and not use up all your time at the beginning of the month.
Jails limit an inmate's phone time to certain hours of the day, so it is important you keep a regular schedule that works for both you and your inmate.
If your inmate does not call you during the time you both have scheduled, don't panic. There are often long lines for phone use. When a jail is on lockdown due to a fight or other security issue they do not allow the phones to be used.
Phones are the only way for an inmate to hear your voice and temporarily 'escape' the loneliness of incarceration, so use your time well. Arguing about anything will leave you both feeling empty and guilty, so avoid it at all costs.
All phone conversations are recorded. Whatever you talk about, can and will be used against your inmate in court. Never discuss their pending criminal case!
Also, be warned that some phone providers are collecting voice prints for a database which law enforcement agencies are building.
Click here to view the jail website for additional information.
