Visiting an Inmate at the Meigs County Jail

Meigs County Jail uses PayTel Connect for visiting an inmate with video.

It works like this:

• To start a video visit, the inmate will need to send the initial invite for the visit.
• Then you will receive a text to your phone notifying you of this request.
• Then you should set up an account on the website www.paytelconnect.com.
• The Meigs County Jail requires you upload a copy of your ID and a selfie.

For more information, including dress codes, rules and guidelines, visiting hours and more, check out our Visitation Page.

Tablets Rentals Offer Great Solutions for Inmates at the Meigs County Jail

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:

• Phone Calls
• Messages (email / texts)
• Educational applications and Entertainment
• Legal Research
• and much more!

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.

How to Send a Secure Email Message to an Inmate in Meigs County

To send a secure email message to an inmate in Meigs County Jail follow these steps:

How inteleMESSAGE Works

• The Meigs County Jail inmate must contact you first in order to activate messaging for your account.
• Once an inmate has messaged you, you are then able to visit the Pay Tel website, log in, read and respond to his or her messages. 
• When you log in and follow the inteleMESSAGE™ link, you will be asked if you want to accept messages from your Meigs County inmate. If you accept, you will then be able to read any inmate message that has been sent to you.

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.

How Do Inmates in Meigs County Jail Make Phone Calls?

To receive phone calls from inmates in Meigs County, or to assist them in making phone calls to other people, follow these steps:

• Register here,

• contact them online, or

• call 800-729-8355 if you want to speak to an agent.

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.

How to Send a Carepack Commissary Package Directly to an Inmate in Meigs County

To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Meigs County Jail follow these steps:

• Select Tennessee, then select Meigs County Jail, and then select the 'Send a Package Order' option.
• Register and create an account with Access Securepak, for Meigs County.
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• Choose the inmate and the products you want shipped to them, and input your payment method. 
• NOTE: There may be a limit on how much product you can send your inmate in Meigs County at any one time.

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.

How to Send Money to an Inmate in Meigs County

To send commissary money to an inmate in Meigs County Jail follow these steps:

• Register with Access Corrections by creating an account.
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• Select Tennessee, then select Meigs County Jail, and then the inmate you want to send money to.
• Choose the amount of money you want to send, and input your payment method.

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.