Hillsborough County Orient Jail Remote Inmate Video Visits

Hillsborough County Orient Jail

Address:
1201 Orient Road
Tampa, FL 33619
Phone:
813-247-8300

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

The Hillsborough County Orient 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 Hillsborough County Orient Jail is able to accomplish this is with GTL/Viapath 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 GTL.

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 GTL/Viapath video visits and video messages, call the facility at 813-247-8300 or scroll down for a complete section of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers.

Remote Visitation with an Inmate at the Hillsborough County Orient Jail

Hillsborough County Orient Jail offers Video Visitation for Inmates using the Services of GTL, aka ViaPath Techologies

In order to schedule and then visit an inmate using GTL you need to first register with GTL.

Next Steps:

• Register yourself and all visitors.
• Select Hillsborough County Orient Jail
• Select your inmate.
• Schedule your preferred time for the visit.

For at-home video visits: Sign in to the visitation scheduling site 15 minutes prior to your scheduled visit. Test your connection, and follow the steps to start your visit.
For on-site video visits: Arrive at the facility at least 15 minutes prior to check-in. A valid photo ID is required. 

All your questions can be answered after you register, at the Frequently Asked Questions page, or call 855-208-7349 during the following hours:
6AM – 4PM MST Monday – Friday, or 
7AM – 4PM MST Saturday – Sunday

Costs for Visits are subject to change but generally run less than $10.00 for a 30 minute visit.
Payment can be made with Visa, Mastercard debit, credit or gift cards.

Hillsborough County Orient Jail on-site Inmate Video Visitation

On-site Video Visits take place at the Falkenburg Road Jail.
Falkenburg Road Jail
520 N. Falkenburg Road
Tampa, FL 33619

Rules, Guidelines and Procedures

• You must first register and schedule your appointment online.
• Appointments may be scheduled by you up to seven (7) calendar days in advance.
• Each inmate is permitted to have up to three (3) visitors per visit. One of the three visitors must be an adult.
• Inmates can have up to three (3) scheduled visits per calendar week.
• If you schedule a visit, then don't show up, or do not cancel within 24 hours of the scheduled visit, your 'no show' visit will count towards one of the inmate's allotted visits.
• All internet video visitors are required to check-in within the first fifteen (15) minutes prior to the scheduled visitation time. Failure to do so may result in the visit being cancelled. 
• The last visit each day begins at 8:00PM.

Hillsborough County Orient Jail Inmate Video Visitation from Home

Rules, Guidelines and Procedures

• You must first register and schedule your appointment online.
• The cost is $8.00 for a twenty (20) minute session.
• All internet video visitors are required to check-in within the first fifteen (15) minutes prior to the scheduled visitation time. Failure to do so may result in the visit being cancelled. 
• Appointments may be scheduled by you up to seven (7) calendar days in advance.
• Inmates can have one (1) visit per day, and up to three (3) visits per calendar week.
• If you schedule a visit, then don't show up, or do not cancel within 24 hours of the scheduled visit, your 'no show' visit will count towards one of the inmate's allotted visits.
• The last visit each day begins at 8:30PM.

Remote Video Visiting an Inmate who is in the Hillsborough County Orient 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 Hillsborough County Orient 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.

Visitation Options, Hours, Schedules & Rules

Visitation times and schedules for remote visitation with an inmate at Hillsborough County Orient Jail with GTL are available to you after logging in and selecting the inmate you wish to visit with.

* Visitation schedules are subject to change.
* The actual visiting hours vary depending on the following factors:

• Whether or not there are restrictions in place due to COVID or other factors such as security issues.
• The day of the week.
• Where the inmate is housed.
• The inmate's sex.
• Whether or not it is a Holiday.

* Each inmate is allowed one or two visits (or unlimited visits!), ranging from 15 minutes to one hour in length each week.
* Inmates with special privileges may be allowed additional visits.
* If you are visiting from another state or traveling a great distance, Hillsborough County Orient Jail may allow you an extended visitation. Call 813-247-8300 to ask for special consideration.
* Call 813-247-8300 to ask about normal visiting hours at the jail, and procedures for scheduling a visit other than video visitation.