How to Contact an Inmate at Belmont County Jail, OH (OH)

Families and friends can send electronic letters, greeting cards, photos, and drawings through TextBehind (via their website or free mobile app). Phone contact works differently: the jail doesn't accept incoming calls or messages for inmates. If you want to talk by phone, the inmate has to place an outgoing call during their daytime phone access.

Steps-to-follow

• ✓ Set up TextBehind (website or free mobile app) so you can send electronic letters, greeting cards, photos, and drawings.
• ✓ Write and send your message through TextBehind instead of trying to call the inmate directly.
• ✓ Wait for the inmate to call you. Incoming calls or messages to the inmate are not accepted.
• ✓ Confirm your person is able to make calls during the day, since the inmate must place outgoing calls.

For written communication, start with TextBehind. Once you register, you can create and send electronic letters, greeting cards, photos, or children's drawings through the website or free mobile app.

Before uploading photos or writing a longer message, confirm that TextBehind is still the system Belmont County Jail uses for electronic mail. Check for any current limits on content, photo counts, or drawings per message.

For phone contact, verify the details that affect when you might hear from your person: what "daytime access" means in practice, whether calls have time limits, and what needs to be set up for them to call out. Ask about emergency exceptions, since the jail doesn't accept incoming calls or messages under normal circumstances.