Address:
300 North 7th Ave.
Arapaho, OK 73620
Phone:
580-323-1616
The Custer 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 Custer County Jail is able to accomplish this is with Prodigy 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 Prodigy.
The benefits of video visitation are:
For more information on Prodigy video visits and video messages, call the facility at 580-323-1616 or scroll down for a complete section of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers.
Custer County Remote Video Visitation is done using Prodigy Solutions. (detailed information below).
Remote Video Visitation
Video visitation services are facilitated by Prodigy Solutions. To conduct a video visit with an inmate, Visit the Prodigy website to set up an account.
Once your account has been approved and adequately funded, you can schedule and have video visits in accordance with the established rules and guidelines as outlined below.
If you are in need of any assistance you may contact support by calling 866-700-4545
Remote visit hours:
Every day between 6:00 am and 10:00 pm
Each visit can last up to 15 minutes at a cost of $0.50/minute
On-site visit hours:
Monday – Friday (except on holidays)
8:00 am – 11:00 am
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Onsite visits are free of cost but must be scheduled 24 hrs in advance and will only be for 15 minutes.
What is a video visit, and how do they work?
Who are the companies that facilitate video visits?
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 Custer 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.
