Address:
410 River Road
Decatur, TN 37322
Phone:
423-334-3163
Meigs County Jail 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 Paytel.
The tablets are not connected directly to the internet, but instead to a server controlled by the Meigs County Jail. 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.
Tablets can be used by inmates, for the following things:
Contact Paytel online, or call the Meigs County Jail directly at 423-334-3163 to rent a tablet for your inmate.
If you want download the Paytel App, click the image below:
You can find information about the Meigs County Jail’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 423-334-3163 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.
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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.
Meigs County Jail uses PayTel Connect for visiting an inmate with video.
It works like this:
For more information, including dress codes, rules and guidelines, visiting hours and more, check out our Visitation Page.
How can you rent a tablet for an inmate in Meigs County? Read the following:
Tablets can be used by inmates, for the following things:
Contact Paytel online, or call the Meigs County Jail directly at 423-334-3163 to rent a tablet for your inmate.
To find out everything you need to know about renting a tablet, what it can be used for, how much it costs, and more, check out our Tablet Page for Meigs County Jail.
To send a secure email message to an inmate in Meigs County Jail follow these steps:
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For all information on rates, and how to Text/Email an Inmate in Meigs County Jail check out our Secure Messaging Guide for Meigs County.
To receive phone calls from inmates in Meigs County, or to assist them in making phone calls to other people, follow these steps:
For all the information regarding phone calls with Meigs County inmates; rules, policies, phone calling times, costs, limits, tablet rental and more visit our Inmate Phone Page.
To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Meigs County Jail follow these steps:
For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in Meigs County Jail check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Meigs County.
To send commissary money to an inmate in Meigs County Jail 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 Meigs County Jail.
