Beaufort County Detention Center Remote Inmate Video Visits

Beaufort County Detention Center

Address:
106 Ribaut Road
Beaufort, SC 29902
Phone:
843-255-5179

Schedule a Video Visit with an Inmate at the Beaufort County Detention Center - Remotely or at the Jail

The Beaufort County Detention Center 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 Beaufort County Detention Center is able to accomplish this is with ICSolutions 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 ICSolutions.

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 ICSolutions video visits and video messages, call the facility at 843-255-5179 or scroll down for a complete section of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers.

Beaufort County Detention Center - Remote Video Visitation with your Inmate

Beaufort County Detention Center uses IC Solutions for their Remote Video Visitation services.

In order to visit with your inmate online, you must first register with IC Solutions.
There are three ways to visit remotely with your inmate:
1.    Using your personal computer.
2.    Using the IC Solutions iphone or Android app.
3.    Using the IC Solutions visitation kiosk in the jail lobby.

How it Works
Register or Log in here. 

• Once you are logged into your existing IC Solutions account or have created a new account and are logged in, you must select Register for Video and enter the facility name.
• Select your Inmate.
• Fund your account using either a Visa, Mastercard credit or debit card.
• Schedule a Visit.

Registering and Scheduling Video Visits Instructions

'Understanding IC Solutions Video Visits' Instructions

Remote Visitation using the IC Solutions app
Download your phone app:
iphone
Android
Instruction for using the IC Solutions app 

Cost of a Remote Video Visit

• The cost for a remote video visit ranges from $7-10 for 20-25 minute visit. Rates are subject to change.

Video Visitation Rules
Understanding the rules completely are the responsibility of both you and your inmate. Not knowing the rules will NOT be accepted as an excuse if you make a mistake and violate them. Disobeying them could result in being banned from have future visits.
•    Any inmate or visitor whose behavior is disruptive during a visit may have his/her visiting privileges suspended/terminated.
•    All visits are subject to monitoring and recording.
•    All visits must be scheduled 6 hours prior to the appointment or up to 13 days in advance.
•    You must check-in 15 minutes prior to the scheduled visit.
•    Valid picture identification (e.g., driver's license, State I.D., or Military I.D. with picture) is required of all visitors, with the exception of children under the age of 17.  
•    Visitors under the age of 17 must be accompanied and supervised by an authorized adult visitor.
•    Visitors who 'arrive' after the scheduled start time may not be allowed to visit.
•    Clothing must cover all private/sensitive body areas.
•    The visitation schedule may be canceled or altered on holidays or for safety/security reasons.
•    Beaufort County Detention Center can disconnect, deny, change, or cancel a visit at any time.
•    Internet connectivity issues during offsite visits will NOT be refunded.
•    Each visitation session will show a timer to display elapsed time.
•    After your visit has ended your connection will be terminated automatically.

Beaufort County Detention Center ON-SITE (at the jail) VIDEO VISITATION SCHEDULE
106 Ribaut Road
Beaufort, SC 29902
843-255-5179

Register for Visits with IC Solutions

• On-site Visits are free
• Visits every day except for Sunday
• A maximum of two on-site visits per week.
• All visits must be made at least 24 hours in advance.
• Check in 10 minutes before scheduled visit.
• Inmates are allowed (2) onsite video visits per week and unlimited offsite visits, with a maximum of 2 Adults and 3 Children.
  Offsite Visits are at a cost of $5.00.
• Two adults and one infant allowed per visit, except on Saturday... two adults and three children are allowed.

Beaufort County Detention Center REMOTE (at home) VIDEO VISITATION SCHEDULE

• There is a fee for Remote video visitation. 
• All visits must be scheduled at least 24 hours in advance.
• There is no limit on the number of visits or visitors with Off-site visitation.
• Off site visits cost $5.00.
• Inmates on a modified recreation schedule will be limited to 1 or 2 visits per day, depending on status.
• Bravo 4 and Suicide Watch inmates will have NO visitation.

*** Alpha 1/Bravo 2 on Fridays***
The tiers will be on a rotating Top and Bottom Tier schedule. Example: if the Top Tier was out for early rec (830-1130AM, 4:30-7:30PM) on Friday #1, the following Friday the Top Tier will be out for the late rec (1230-3:30PM, 8:30-11:30PM)

Remote Video Visitation with an inmate who is in the Beaufort County Detention Center

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 Beaufort County Detention Center 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.