Boone County Jail Remote Inmate Video Visits

Boone County Jail

Address:
2121 County Drive
Columbia, MO 65202
Phone:
573-875-1111

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

The Boone 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 Boone County Jail is able to accomplish this is with Jail ATM 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 Jail ATM.

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 Jail ATM video visits and video messages, call the facility at 573-875-1111 or scroll down for a complete section of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers.

Boone County Jail uses Prodigy / Jail ATM for Remote Video Jail Visits with Inmates

Register for Remote Video Visitation with your inmate at the Boone County Jail by going here.

Once you register, choose the option for 'Video Calls' or Video Visits and you will be prompted for the information required, which will include copies of your state issued ID and more. 
For help with signing up and using the inmate visitation app, go here to get your questions answered.
Note: While JailATM also offers the following inmate services, Boone County Jail may not allow all of them. Check on the JailATM website to confirm.
Services available through JailATM are subject to change with no notice.
You Can Send Money
Boone County Jail may have an agreement with JailATM so that you can deposit money online or using the kiosk in the jail lobby.
You Can Send Gift Packs
Boone County Jail may have an agreement with JailATM, which ships predetermined Gift Packs of candy, snacks and hygiene products to the inmate. Check the JailATM website to see if they allow Gift Packs.
These can be ordered by you online and are delivered directly to the inmate.
You Can Email Inmate
Boone County Jail may have an agreement with JailATM which handles secure messaging between you and your inmate. Check the JailATM website to see if they allow emailing your inmate.

Customer Support: 877-810-0914.

Boone County Jail ON-SITE PERSONAL VISIT SCHEDULE

2121 County Drive
Columbia, MO 65202
573-875-1111

• On-site Visits are free.
• Visits are 60 minutes.
• Visitation schedule subject to change.
• Inmates are allowed one on-site personal visit per per week
• A maximum of 1 guest is allowed for the on-site personal visit.
• All visitors are required to present one of the following photographic identification forms: a valid state issued operator's license, a Department of Motor Vehicle identification card, a U.S. government issued passport, a U.C. Military identification card, or a Native American Tribal Membership Card.
• Dress showing no skin. No sheer clothing. Dress as if you were meeting someone's grandmother for the first time.

ON SITE VISITATION SCHEDULE

Boone County Jail REMOTE (at home) VIDEO VISITATION SCHEDULE

Schedule Video Visits online with JailATM

• All personal visits must be scheduled no later than the day prior to the visit - the system won't let them schedule same day.
• Each detainee may only have 2 personal video visits per day.
• All video visits are max 15 minutes blocks of time.
• Each minute is $0.30. The Public Defender's Office will be free. Private counsel is not.
• Schedule for video visits is as follows:
  First option to schedule a visit is 8:00am, last visit option is 10:45am.
  Next option to schedule a visit is 1:00pm, last visit option is 4:30pm.
  Next option to schedule a visit is 7:00pm, last visit option is 11:00pm.

REMOTE VISITATION SCHEDULE

Attorneys have access to their clients during the following times:

8:00 AM - 11:00 PM

• Each minute is $0.30. The Public Defender's Office will be free. Private counsel is not.
• Inmates cannot be seen during mealtimes, lockdowns and emergency situations.
• Attorneys may call 573-875-1111 for questions.
• Lawyers must use the online JailATM system to send a request that he/she be allowed to have a visit that is non-recorded/encrypted or the system assumes their account is a general public recordable visit.

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 Boone 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.

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.