Address:
503 South Main Street
Columbia, MS 39667
Phone:
601-736-3621
Marion-Walthall County Correctional Facility provides tablets for inmates to use for phone and visitation communication, as well as for sending and receiving electronic messaging.
The tablets are provided by Smart Communications.
The tablets are not connected directly to the internet, but instead to a server controlled by the Marion-Walthall County Correctional Facility. This allows all communication between inmates and their contacts to monitored during calls and visits, as well as delays while written communication is reviewed.
Please note that while the jail may provide the tablet for free, there will be a cost for ongoing use of it for entertainment and educational purposes.
They may not be directly connected to the internet, but inmates at Marion-Walthall County Correctional Facility are provided free tablets to use within the jail that allow them to have access to the following services and information:
The availability of tablets may seem like something that inmates who are serving time do not deserve, but here are some of the benefits for inmates in Marion County:
You can find information about the Marion-Walthall County Correctional Facility’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 601-736-3621 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.
CIDNET
City Tele Coin
Gettingout
GTL
Homewav
IC Solutions
Inmate Sales
JailATM
J Pay
NCIC
Oasis
Paytel
Reliance
Securus
Smart Communications
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.
To schedule a visit and meet with an inmate in Marion County, either at-the-jail or remotely by video, follow these instructions:
For all the information you need to schedule and visit with a Marion-Walthall County Correctional Facility inmate, including how it works, how much it costs, visitation using a rented tablet, how often and when you can visit and more, check out our Visit Inmate Page.
NOTE: Your visits will be monitored, recorded and stored. You may want to refrain from discussing your inmate's court case as anything discussed can be used against them in court.
They may not be directly connected to the internet, but inmates at Marion-Walthall County Correctional Facility are provided free tablets to use within the jail that allow them to have access to the following services and information:
The availability of tablets may seem like something that inmates who are serving time do not deserve, but here are some of the benefits for inmates in Marion County:
For more information about Tablets and how your inmate can get one to use while he is in jail, chek out our Inmate Tablet page.
To communicate by telephone with a Marion County inmate, follow these instructions:
For all the information you need to receive phone calls from a Marion-Walthall County Correctional Facility inmate, including how it works, how much it costs, how often you can receive calls and when you can receive them and more, check out our Inmate Phone Page.
NOTE: Your phone calls will be monitored and stored. You may want to refrain from discussing your inmate's court case. Anything discussed on the calls may be used in your inmate's court case.
To send commissary money to an inmate in Marion-Walthall County Correctional Facility follow these steps:
For all information on how to Send Money to an inmate's account check out our full money and commissary guide for Marion-Walthall County Correctional Facility.
For inmates receiving mail in the Marion-Walthall County Correctional Facility 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.
All mail is to be shipped to the Marion-Walthall County Correctional Facility:
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Marion-Walthall County/Regional Correctional Facility
503 South Main Street
Columbia, MS 39667
For complete information on mail policies, what you can send an inmate and what address to send them, check out our Inmate Mail page.
To communicate by text or email with an Marion County inmate, follow these instructions:
For all the information you need to send and receive secure messages in the form of text or email with a Marion-Walthall County Correctional Facility inmate, including how it works, how much it costs, renting your inmate a tablet, how often you can communicate and more, check out our Text/Email an Inmate Page.
NOTE: Your messages will be monitored and stored. You may want to refrain from discussing your inmate's court case.
