Trousdale County Jail Inmate Tablet Rental

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Trousdale County Jail

Address:
315 East Main Street
Hartsville, TN 37074

Phone:

615-374-2114

Rent a Tablet for an Inmate in the Trousdale County Jail

Renting a Tablet for Trousdale County Jail Inmates

Trousdale 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 Trousdale 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.

Trousdale County Jail Inmate Tablet Rentals

Paytel Tablets can be rented by inmates housed in the Trousdale County Jail for a small monthly fee.  


Tablets can be used by inmates, for the following things:

  • Phone Calls
  • Messages (email / texts)
  • Educational applications
  • Entertainment (movies, games, television, music)
  • Trousdale County Jail information (rules, guidelines, visitation schedules, etc.)
  • Legal research
  • Medical requests
  • Programs (anger management, drug recovery, job skills, parenting, etc.)

Contact Paytel online, or call the Trousdale County Jail directly at 615-374-2114 to rent a tablet for your inmate.


If you want download the Paytel App, click the image below:

Rent a Tablet for an Inmate in the Trousdale County Jail

Does Trousdale County Jail have tablets for the inmates to use?

You can find information about the Trousdale 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 615-374-2114 to confirm.

What can the inmates use the tablets for?

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.

Are the jail’s tablets connected to the internet?

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.

How much do the tablets cost to use?

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.

If inmates are supposedly being punished, why do they get access to tablets?

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.

What companies have tablets for jail and inmate use?

CIDNET
City Tele Coin
Gettingout
GTL
Homewav
IC Solutions
Inmate Sales
JailATM
J Pay
NCIC
Oasis
Paytel
Reliance
Securus
Smart Communications

What if an inmate breaks a tablet, do they have to pay for it?

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.
 

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

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

  • Register to create an account, or Log in to your account at Inmate Canteen if you already have one.
  • Select Tennessee, then Trousdale County Jail, and then the inmate you wish to purchase commissary items for.
  • Select the "Purchase Commissary Items" option.
  • Follow the prompts on screen to purchase items for an inmate.
  • Maximum spend is $125.00.

For all information, tips and to see the hundreds of available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in Trousdale County Jail, or to see how deposit money so that your inmate can purchase their own commissary, check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Trousdale County.


 

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

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

  • Register to create an account, or Log in to your account at Inmate Canteen if you already have one.
  • Select Tennessee, then Trousdale County Jail, and then the inmate you wish to purchase commissary items for.
  • Select the "Purchase Commissary Items" option.
  • Follow the prompts on screen to purchase items for an inmate.
  • Maximum spend is $125.00.
  • NOTE: Trousdale County Jail may at times only allow online deposits for your inmate to purchase their own commissary locally. 

For all information, tips and to see the hundreds of available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in Trousdale County Jail, or to see how deposit money so that your inmate can purchase their own commissary, check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Trousdale County.


 

Visiting an Inmate at the Trousdale County Jail

Trousdale 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 Trousdale 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.


 

Trousdale County Jail Inmate Mail Policies and Address - What Can You Send, and Where?

For inmates receiving mail in the Trousdale County Jail 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 Trousdale County Jail:
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Trousdale County Jail
315 East Main St
Hartsville, TN 37074


For complete information on mail policies, what you can send an inmate and what address to send them, check out our Inmate Mail page.


 

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

How can you rent a tablet for an inmate in Trousdale 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 Trousdale County Jail directly at 615-374-2114 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 Trousdale County Jail.


 

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

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

How inteleMESSAGE Works

  • The Trousdale 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 Trousdale 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 Trousdale County Jail check out our Secure Messaging Guide for Trousdale County.


 

How Do Inmates in Trousdale County Jail Make Phone Calls?

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

For all the information regarding phone calls with Trousdale County inmates; rules, policies, phone calling times, costs, limits, tablet rental and more visit our Inmate Phone Page.


 

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