Jefferson County Jail, TX

To visit at Jefferson County Correctional Facility, you must schedule ahead of time—before the day you plan to come—by calling the Visitation Office at 409-726-2565. In-person visitation runs Wednesday through Sunday, 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Inmates can have two 30-minute visits per week. The visitation kiosk is open during the same hours for deposits. Inside the visitation building, you can only bring your ID, keys, and cash or a credit card for the kiosk—cellphones are prohibited. Once you arrive, stay inside the Visitation Building until your visit ends, or staff will terminate your visit. Visits are a privilege and can be restricted or canceled for rule violations or security incidents.

Jefferson County Jail uses Smart Communications' SmartInmate system for phone deposits, electronic messaging, photo uploads, and remote video visits. Remote video visits from home cost $0.20 per minute, booked in 15- or 30-minute blocks. On-site video visits at the facility are free. To add funds or schedule a visit, set up an account at www.smartinmate.com or call Smart Communications Customer Care at (888) 253-5178. You can deposit online, through a live operator (7:00am–12:00 Midnight EST), at a lobby kiosk, via automated operator, or by mailing payment to Smart Communications' Deposit Center. Processing fees vary by method, and SmartInmate requires a minimum $5 deposit. Every Saturday, two electronic messages are free. After that, messages cost $0.50 each and electronic photos cost $1.00 each.

Jefferson County contracts with Smart Communications' MailGuard service. Since Aug. 1, 2019, regular personal mail—letters, postcards, and greeting cards—goes to MailGuard's processing center in Seminole, FL. There it's scanned and delivered electronically. Inmates view their scanned mail through facility kiosks instead of receiving physical envelopes. Some items bypass MailGuard entirely: legal mail, money orders, and books shipped directly from publishers must go to the Jefferson County Correctional Facility street address in Beaumont, TX. Books will be refused if they aren't shipped directly from a book publishing company. After release, inmates can download their photos, messages, and scanned postal mail for free at smartjailmail.com using their inmate number and password.

Sending money to someone at Jefferson County Jail usually means money orders or phone/communications deposits. For an inmate's trust account, make a money order payable to the inmate, include their ID number, and mail it to 5030 Hwy 69 S, Beaumont, TX 77705. Paying bond or administrative fees? Jefferson County Jail requires exact cash—call 409-726-2540 (listed on the inmate roster) for payment details. For phone and telecommunication deposits, use the automated telephone deposit system with the inmate ID (or full name and date of birth) and Site ID 164 (Jefferson County Correctional) or 170 (Jefferson Downtown Jail). Smart Communications also accepts deposits online, by live operator (7:00am–12:00 Midnight EST), at a lobby kiosk, through an automated operator, or by mail to the Smart Communications Deposit Center P.O. Box 1848. Service fees and processing times vary.