Address:
330 W. Second Street
Dayton, OH 45422
Phone:
937-225-4160
How Video Visitation Works
SmartJailMail.com provides a two-way, real-time video visitation system which can be used to speak to your loved ones directly in their housing location within the jail.
At some locations you may also use a lobby kiosk at the facility to visit for free when scheduling a local / on-site visit.
Remote visits from home cost 50 cents per minute and are scheduled in 15 or 30 minute increments.
To schedule a video visit you must first open a Smart Communications account.
Remote Video Visits From Home
Once you are connected with an inmate you can use the visitation section of the website to schedule a visit.
Remote visits from home are billed on a credits-per-minute model and are scheduled in 15 or 30 minute blocks.
Local / On-Site Video Visits
Once you are connected with an inmate at a location where you have a visitation kiosk in the lobby, you may use the visitation section of the website to schedule a visit.
Local / on-site visits are provided free of charge.
This link explains everything you need to know about Smart Communications Video Visitation.
| DAY | TIME |
| SUNDAY | 8:00AM-10:30 AM 11:30AM-3:00PM 6:00PM-10:00PM |
| MONDAY | 8:00AM-10:30 AM 11:30AM-3:00PM 6:00PM-10:00PM |
| TUESDAY | 8:00AM-10:30 AM 11:30AM-3:00PM 6:00PM-10:00PM |
| WEDNESDAY | 8:00AM-10:30 AM 11:30AM-3:00PM 6:00PM-10:00PM |
| THURSDAY | 8:00AM-10:30 AM 11:30AM-3:00PM 6:00PM-10:00PM |
| FRIDAY | 8:00AM-10:30 AM 11:30AM-3:00PM 6:00PM-10:00PM |
| SATURDAY | 8:00AM-10:30 AM 11:30AM-3:00PM 6:00PM-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 Montgomery 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.
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 send a secure email message to an inmate in Montgomery County Jail follow these steps:
How inteleMESSAGE Works
For all information on rates, and how to Text/Email an Inmate in Montgomery County Jail check out our Secure Messaging Guide for Montgomery County.
Because Montgomery County and Ohio can change their bail bond procedures, it is always best to call either the Montgomery County Jail at 937-225-4160, or the court in the jurisdiction (i.e. Municipal Court, District Court, etc.) where the offender was charged, and do this right after an arrestee has been booked.
Ask the staff at the Montgomery County Jail or the Montgomery County Court Clerk these specific questions:
If you feel the bail is too high and you wish to get it reduced, contact a lawyer or the defendant's public defender and get them to look into what they can do to get a bail reduction. The sooner you get working on this the quicker you will get your loved one released.
This entire process will go smoother and faster with a criminal attorney or bail agent handling it for you.
How can you rent a tablet for an inmate in Montgomery County? Read the following:
Tablets can be used by inmates, for the following things:
Contact Paytel online, or call the Montgomery County Jail directly at 937-225-4160 to rent a tablet for your inmate.
To find out everything you need to know about renting a tablet, what it can be used for, how much it costs, and more, check out our Tablet Page for Montgomery County Jail.
To communicate by text or email with an Montgomery County inmate, follow these instructions:
For all the information you need to send and receive secure messages in the form of text or email with a Montgomery County Jail inmate, including how it works, how much it costs, renting your inmate a tablet, how often you can communicate and more, check out our Text/Email an Inmate Page.
NOTE: Your messages will be monitored and stored. You may want to refrain from discussing your inmate's court case.
To schedule a visit and meet with an inmate in Montgomery County, either at-the-jail or remotely by video, follow these instructions:
For all the information you need to schedule and visit with a Montgomery County Jail inmate, including how it works, how much it costs, visitation using a rented tablet, how often and when you can visit and more, check out our Visit Inmate Page.
NOTE: Your visits will be monitored, recorded and stored. You may want to refrain from discussing your inmate's court case as anything discussed can be used against them in court.
To receive phone calls from inmates in Montgomery County, or to assist them in making phone calls to other people, follow these steps:
For all the information regarding phone calls with Montgomery County inmates; rules, policies, phone calling times, costs, limits, tablet rental and more visit our Inmate Phone Page.
To deposit money online for an inmate in Montgomery County Jail follow these steps:
For all information, tips and procedures for sending money to an inmate in Montgomery County Jail, or depositing money at the jail, over the phone or by mail, check out our Send Money Page for Montgomery County.
To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Montgomery County Jail follow these steps:
For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in Montgomery County Jail, as well as sending money to the inmate so that they can purchase their own items, check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Montgomery County.
