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

Brazoria County Jail offers web-based video visits through Securus Video Connect. You can schedule and join a visit from your phone, computer, or tablet, as long as you have internet access. One thing to know: the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office can monitor and record all outgoing inmate phone calls and video visits. Assume your conversations are not private.

Don't try to send care packages. The detention center does not accept packages or product deliveries to inmates. Anything you send may be searched and returned to the carrier. For written communication and photos, the sheriff's office uses an NCIC inmate messaging system. Messages cost $0.25 each, and pictures or documents cost $0.35 each.

• ✓ Bring a current, valid photo ID for check-in (examples listed include a state-issued photo ID or driver’s license, a passport, an Armed Forces ID, or a DPS ID card).
• ✓ Do not bring cellphones or other electronic devices into the visitation area.
• ✓ Plan for the visitation-area limit: only two adults and one child, or one adult and two children, at a time.

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.