Address:
210 W Constitution Street
Victoria, TX 77901
Phone:
361-575-0651
You can find information about the Victoria County Jail’s tablet program at the top of this page. If there is no information about it, it is because they either have recently changed companies or are not yet providing this service for inmates. Call 361-575-0651 to confirm.
Inmates in jails and prisons are using tablets for all the communication services available such as video visitation, video phone calls, regular phone calls, and electronic messaging – which is like texting and email.
Tablets are also used for entertainment, such as watching movies, television shows, listening to music and reading e-books. It is also used for education, self-help information, and legal research.
No, they are not connected to the internet. All the messages, visits and programming goes through a system controlled by the company that provides the tablets, and through the jail. They control what each inmate sees. All messages are carefully screened and not delivered if the sender or the inmate violates jail policy.
For accessing visits and messages, the tablets are free to us. Each unit has many of them, all provided by the company that has contracted with the jail. Of course, the video visits and messages have a fee and those are paid for by the inmate’s family and friends who use the service.
That’s the question a lot of people ask and don’t fully understand.
The way the jail staff looks at it, is that if they can keep the inmates busy and distracted, it makes it safer for them.
Tablets also give them a certain power over controller an inmate’s behavior. For example, if an inmate knows that they will lose the privilege of having access to a tablet if they get into a fight or violate another rule or policy, they will be better behaved.
Tablets are one of the few things that make an inmate feel as though they are free, and they don’t want to lose the privilege of having access to one.
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City Tele Coin
Gettingout
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IC Solutions
Inmate Sales
JailATM
J Pay
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Yes, if an inmate breaks a tablet, then they are responsible for paying for it. The money will come out of their commissary funds, so not only do they lose access to having a tablet as punishment, but they also won’t be able to purchase snacks on commissary.
Using Jail ATM Digital Messaging with an Inmate at Victoria 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 to Make a Deposit for Phone, Email or Visitation using GettingOut.com
Victoria County Jail uses GettingOut for some or all of its communication services with an inmate.
If you want to deposit money using this company for your use or your inmate's account, there are four ways to do it:
For all the information you need to know, including tips, guidelines and warnings about depositing money in a Victoria County Jail inmate's account for communication services, check out our Send Money page.
To visit an inmate in Victoria County, whether by video or in person 'at the jail', follow these steps:
Other than 'at the jail' visits between you and your inmate, which is explained and outlined in detail on our Visit Inmate Page, Victoria County remote video inmate visitation can be done using the services of GettingOut.
There are three ways to remotely visit your inmate in Victoria County Jail:
1. Using the GettingOut Kiosk at the jail.
2. Using your computer from home.
3. Using your phone on the GettingOut apps.
To remotely visit an inmate in Victoria County follow these steps:
1. Start by confirming that Victoria County Jail's Video Visitation is working correctly by looking up Victoria County here.
2. The next step is to create an account here for GettingOut.
3. Then add funds to your account.
4. Last, select Victoria County Jail, and then the inmate you wish to communicate with.
Other Victoria County Services provided by GettingOut:
- Phone Calls & Voicemail
- Email, Photo & Video Sharing
- Inmate Tablet Rental
- Deposits
Customer Service
If you have any questions about the Victoria County Jail Visitation Services you can call them at 866-516-0115.
Frequently Asked Questions
* All the information you need to have complete knowledge about inmate visitation; policies, rules, fees, schedules, tips, dress codes, and children, lawyers and clergy visitation in Victoria County, can be found on our Visit Inmate Page.
Victoria County Jail Phone: 361-575-0651
To receive phone calls from inmates in Victoria County, or to assist them in making phone calls from jail to other people, follow these steps:
For all the information regarding phone calls with Victoria County inmates; rules, policies, phone calling times, limits and more visit our Inmate Phone Page.
To visit an inmate in Victoria County follow these steps:
For full instructions on all the benefits of using JailATM to visit a Victoria County inmate, visiting an inmate at the jail itself, rates, policies, rules, dress codes, bringing children, attorney and clergy visits and more, go to our official Visit Inmate Page.
