Address:
100 18th Street North
Pell City, AL 35125
Phone:
205-814-3525
The St. Clair 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 St. Clair 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:
For more information on Inmate Sales video visits and video messages, call the facility at 205-814-3525 or scroll down for a complete section of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers.
St. Clair 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:
Call 877-998-5678 if you have any questions.
iphone app
Google Play app
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 St. Clair 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 receive phone calls from inmates in St. Clair County, or to assist them in making phone calls to other people, follow these steps:
For all the information regarding phone calls with St. Clair County inmates; rules, policies, phone calling times, limits and more visit our Inmate Phone Page.
Inmate Sales also handles inmate phone systems, video visitations, email and texting (they call it chirping) and digital letters.
The tablets can be rented on a monthly basis (or are given to the inmate use for a limited time) and while not directly connected to the internet, the inmates can use them for the following activities:
Here's how it works:
Questions:
To send a secure email message to an inmate in St. Clair County Jail follow these steps:
- Chirping is the product name for inmate texting.
- This product allows St. Clair County inmates to send chirps (texts) to friends and family members.
- Inmates will be charged a monthly service fee of $4.00.
- Inbound and Outbound Chirps are $0.10 each.
Inmate Sales Apps
iphone app
Google Play app
For all information on how to Text/Email an Inmate in St. Clair County Jail check out our Secure Messaging Guide for St. Clair County.
Other than 'at the jail' visits between you and your inmate at St. Clair County Jail, which is explained and outlined in detail on our Visit Inmate Page, St. Clair County remote video inmate visitation can be done using the services of Inmate Sales utilizing the following instructions:
In order to have a successful video visit with an inmate in St. Clair County, these are the steps to follow:
* 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 St. Clair County, can be found on our Visit Inmate Page.
St. Clair County Jail Phone: 205-814-3525
For inmates receiving mail in the St. Clair County Jail there are different addresses and policies depending on the inmate's status, as well as what type of mail they are receiving; personal mail, legal mail, subscriptions or books sent from a third-party such as Amazon. Due to drug smuggling, not all inmates are even allowed to receive mail in envelopes, as only certain types of postcards are allowed.
For complete information on mail policies and addresses, check out our Inmate Mail page.
St. Clair County Jail uses an online cash bonding company called CashBondOnline.com so you don't have to bond out your inmate at the jail or at the St. Clair County Courthouse.
Here's how it works:
1. Once you find out that your inmate has been arrested, go here and select Alabama.
2. Next select St. Clair County Jail, or if it is not listed like that, try St. Clair County.
3. Next, input your inmate's name or ID Number and then click 'Find'.
4. If your inmate is elegible for a cash bond, the amount will be noted next to their criminal charges.
For full information on Cash bail and Bond Online, including how to contact them by phone and email, check out our Inmate Bail page.
To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in St. Clair County Jail follow these steps:
For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages or sending money to an inmate in St. Clair County Jail check out our Commissary Instructions Page for St. Clair County.
To deposit money online for an inmate in St. Clair County Jail follow these steps:
For all information, tips and procedures for sending money to an inmate in St. Clair County Jail, or depositing money at the jail, over the phone or by mail, check out our Send Money Page for St. Clair County.
