How to Contact an Inmate at Brazoria County Jail, TX (TX)

Brazoria County Jail ofrece visitas por video basadas en la web a través de Securus Video Connect. Puede programar y unirse a una visita desde su teléfono, computadora o tableta, siempre que tenga acceso a internet. Una cosa a saber: la oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Brazoria puede monitorear y grabar todas las llamadas telefónicas salientes de los reclusos y las visitas por video. Suponga que sus conversaciones no son privadas.

No intente enviar paquetes. El centro de detención no acepta paquetes ni entregas de productos para los reclusos. Cualquier cosa que envíe puede ser registrada y devuelta al transportista. Para comunicaciones por escrito y fotos, la oficina del sheriff utiliza el sistema de mensajería para reclusos NCIC. Los mensajes cuestan $0.25 cada uno, y las imágenes o documentos cuestan $0.35 cada uno.

• ✓ Traiga una identificación con foto vigente para el registro (los ejemplos incluyen una identificación con foto emitida por el estado o licencia de conducir, un pasaporte, una identificación de las Fuerzas Armadas, o una DPS ID card).
• ✓ No traiga teléfonos celulares u otros dispositivos electrónicos al área de visitas.
• ✓ Tenga en cuenta el límite del área de visitas: solo dos adultos y un niño, o un adulto y dos niños, a la vez.

1. Schedule a web-based video visit - Use Securus Video Connect to set up a video session with the incarcerated person.
2. Join from your device - You can participate from a phone, computer, or tablet with internet access.

1. Plan for outgoing calls and video visits - Calls and video visits placed from inside the detention facility can be monitored and recorded through the inmate phone provider.
2. Keep conversations appropriate for recording - If something is private or sensitive, assume it could be heard later and choose a different way to handle it.

1. Go during posted hours - Visitation is listed as 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM daily.
2. Check in with a valid photo ID - The jail lists acceptable examples such as a state-issued photo ID or driver’s license, passport, Armed Forces ID, or DPS ID card.
3. Follow the visitor limit - Only two adults and one child, or one adult and two children, are allowed in the visitation area at a time.
4. Leave electronics behind - Cellphones and electronic devices are prohibited in the visitation area.

1. Do not send packages or product deliveries - The detention center does not accept them for inmates.
2. Know what happens if one is sent anyway - Attempted package deliveries may be searched and returned to the carrier.

1. Use the NCIC inmate messaging system - This is the electronic option listed for sending messages and photos/documents to inmates.
2. Budget for message fees - Messages are listed at $0.25 per message.
3. Budget for photo/document fees - Picture messages or documents are listed at $0.35 per picture/document.

What to Verify

• ✓ Confirm the current visitation hours (listed as 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM daily).
• ✓ Confirm which photo IDs are currently accepted at check-in.
• ✓ Confirm the current NCIC messaging fees and whether electronic messaging and photo/document delivery are available for the person you are contacting.

• ✓ Confirm that Securus Video Connect is still the system used for web-based video visits, and what devices you can use.
• ✓ Confirm the current rule that cellphones and electronic devices are not allowed in the visitation area.
• ✓ Confirm the no-packages policy before you try to send any delivery to the jail.

Since the sheriff's office can monitor and record inmate phone calls and video visits, assume those conversations are not private. If you have questions about what gets recorded, or you're dealing with a legal matter, contact the sheriff's office first to find out the safest way to communicate.