Inmate Phone Accounts | HCSO, Tampa FL (2024)

FAQs

How many free calls do inmates get in Florida? ›

Friends and family members also now receive an automated one-minute courtesy call with instructions on how to set up their prepaid AdvancePay phone account. Are there any free communication options? Yes, GTL offers every inmate two free, 5-minute calls per month.

AdvancePay® is ConnectNetwork™'s fastest and most convenient phone service connecting friends and family members to inmates. It's simple. When you create an AdvancePay account, you're creating a prepaid collect calling service that allows an inmate to call your phone number using deposited funds.

Yes, calls can be received on both your cell phone and land lines. Any incoming call can be accepted by pressing “5” when prompted.

Are you trying to contact an inmate at either Falkenburg Road Jail or Orient Road Jail in Hillsborough County, Florida? Inmate Information Line: First, the “Inmate Information Line” is 1-813-247-8300. You will need the inmate's booking number, which is available on the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office website.

In California, so-called "jailhouse phone calls" are indeed recorded. This includes calls made by those arrested and booked, those held in jail pending trial, and convicted inmates.

Although it may vary from facility to facility, incarcerated people typically receive up to 300 minutes of telephone calls per month. The frequency depends on the incarcerated person's behavior, the wait time for using the phone, and the operating hours the facility has placed for the phone.

Communicating with your incarcerated loved one has never been easier! ConnectNetwork's Messaging service lets you send electronic messages to inmates in just a few simple steps. It all happens from your computer or mobile device.

Regardless of the reasons, inmates make phone calls from jail every day about a wide variety of topics and, contrary to the popular perception, you're generally not restricted to just one phone call.

NOTE: To protect you and to provide equitable telephone access for all inmates, each correctional facility may place a time limit on calls. Many facilities provide a message 30 seconds to 1 minute before a call is termi- nated.

SECURUS HAS READ, UNDERSTANDS, AND WILL COMPLY WITH THIS REQUIREMENT. The calling service's automated operator provides the option to decline that specific call by pressing 2 or allows the called party to block their number permanently through the Perma Block process.

What number shows up when an inmate calls? ›

The caller ID will display a generic or toll-free number associated with the phone service provider used by the correctional facility, rather than the actual phone number of the inmate or the facility itself.

Securus messaging

Securus may be another option for communicating with an inmate at Florida State Prison. You can create a friends and family account and purchase credits to send messages. All messages will be reviewed and must be approved by the facility.

Picture/Photograph Rules

Individuals must be appropriately dressed, to include the covering of the genitalia areas, pubic areas, buttocks, and female nipples/areolas. Bikinis and male speedo bathing suits are permitted granted that genitalia areas, pubic areas, and female nipples/areolas are covered.

Friends and family members are also able to purchase phone minutes for an inmate's PIN Debit account by creating an Offender Phone account through ConnectNetwork.com. Once the payment has been made, the amount is credited to the offender and may be used to make phone calls to any allowed phone number.

Legislators in California and Connecticut have already passed laws to make prison and jail calls free. These laws specifically prevent facilities from arbitrarily limiting call times or profiting off of exorbitant phone costs. In September 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom approved Senate Bill No.

Cell phones, including those with cameras, may not be possessed, activated, or utilized by an inmate at any time in any situation where a reasonable expectation of others' personal privacy exists.

Prisoners are allowed to call only a few previously agreed numbers. So if an inmate wanted to speak to someone on a number not on the list, they would call their friends or parents and ask for a “three-way” with the person they really wanted to talk to – code for dialling a third party into the call.

How Many Phone Calls Can an Inmate Make a Day? Prisoners may make more than one phone call each day if they are calling pre-approved phone numbers. And, as previously mentioned, inmates are allowed up to 300 minutes of prison phone calls each month.