Address:
2501 Ortiz Avenue
Ft. Meyers, FL 33905
Phone:
239-477-1500
At Lee County Jail - Core Facility, maintaining close ties between inmates and their families is highly encouraged. These relationships can play a significant role in an inmate's successful transition back into society and reduce the likelihood of reoffending.
To facilitate this, Lee County Jail - Core Facility provides (or will soon provide) remote video visitation. Loved ones can use their phones or computers to connect with their inmate through video kiosks or tablets provided by a third-party service.
Benefits of video visitation include:
For more information, call Lee County Jail - Core Facility at 239-477-1500, or scroll down for Frequently Asked Questions.
ATTENTION: Visits for all Lee County jail facilities (Main Jail, Core and CPU’s) take place at the Lee County Inmate Visitation Center, located at the Ortiz facility:
2501 Ortiz Ave
Fort Myers, FL 33905
239-258-3773
DAY | TIMES |
MONDAY | 5:00AM - 11:00PM |
TUESDAY | 5:00AM - 11:00PM |
WEDNESDAY | 5:00AM - 11:00PM |
THURSDAY | 5:00AM - 11:00PM |
FRIDAY | 5:00AM - 11:00PM |
SATURDAY | 5:00AM - 11:00PM |
SUNDAY | 5:00AM - 11:00PM |
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 Lee County Jail - Core Facility 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.