Mercer County Jail Remote Inmate Video Visits

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Mercer County Jail

Address:
4835 State Route 29
Celina, OH 45822

Phone:

419-586-5753

Schedule a Video Visit with an Inmate at the Mercer County Jail - Remotely or at the Jail

The Mercer County Jail 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 Mercer County Jail is able to accomplish this is with Inmate Sales 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 Inmate Canteen.

The benefits of video visitation are:

  • It keeps inmates happy.
  • Allows the inmates to stay in touch with friends, family and children.
  • It saves on staff time, thus money.
  • Allows the jail to partake in a revenue share.
  • Keeps viruses from spreading.
  • Keeps contraband from entering the facility.

For more information on Inmate Sales video visits and video messages, call the facility at 419-586-5753 or scroll down for a complete section of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers.

Remote Visitation with an Inmate - Instructions

Mercer County Jail uses the services of Inmate Sales, also known as Combined Public Communication (CPC) for visitation communication between inmates and their friends and family members.

In order to have a successful video visit, these are the steps to follow:

  1. Make sure you have a device a speaker, a camera and a connection to the internet.
  2. Register with Inmate Sales.
  3. Find Mercer County Jail
  4. Select 'New Purchase'
  5. Choose this facility and a product ('Remote' or 'Onsite' Visit)
  6. Enter your personal information and purchase minutes.
  7. Schedule a visit.

Call 877-998-5678 if you have any questions.
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ON-SITE (at the jail) INMATE VIDEO VISITATION

  • On-site visitation is FREE.
  • Visits are 20 minutes in length.
  • Each day an inmate can get 2 visits, but only 1 visit is allowed per visitor.
  • Inmates are allowed 4 visits in total per week.
  • Visitors are only allowed to visit 2 times per week.
  • Each visit can have 1 adult and 2 minors.
DAY TIME
TUESDAY 8:00-11:00AM
SATURDAY 1:00-4:00PM
SUNDAY 6:00-9:00PM



ON-SITE (at the jail) INMATE VIDEO VISITATION

  • Off-site visitation has a fee.
  • Visits are 20 minutes in length.
  • No limits on number of daily visits for an inmate.
  • No limits on number of daily visits for a visitor.
DAY TIME
MONDAY 8:00-10:50AM
1:00-4:00PM
6:00-10:00PM
TUESDAY 8:00-10:50AM
1:00-4:00PM
6:00-10:00PM
WEDNESDAY 8:00-10:50AM
1:00-4:00PM
6:00-10:00PM
THURSDAY 8:00-10:50AM
1:00-4:00PM
6:00-10:00PM
FRIDAY 8:00-10:50AM
1:00-4:00PM
6:00-10:00PM
SATURDAY 8:00-10:50AM
1:00-4:00PM
6:00-10:00PM
SUNDAY 8:00-10:50AM
1:00-4:00PM
6:00-10:00PM

Remote Video Visitation with an Inmate who is in the Mercer County Jail

Frequently Asked Questions about Remote Video Visits


What is a video visit, and how do they work?

Who are the companies that facilitate video visits?


 

 

What is a video visit, and how do they work?

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 Mercer 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.


 

 

Who are the companies that facilitate 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.

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