Setting Up Your SmartInmate Account for Brazos County Jail: Step‑by‑Step

SmartInmate is how Brazos County families stay connected. Through your account, you can send electronic messages and digital photos, plus schedule and conduct remote video visits. Setup is simple, and creating an account at www.smartinmate.com costs nothing.

Head to www.smartinmate.com and create your free account. Once logged in, search for the person at Brazos County Jail and send a connection request. After they accept, you'll have access to messaging, photos, and remote visitation features.

The minimum deposit for Brazos County services is $5.00. Anything less won't go through.

Every deposit comes with a $1.50 processing fee. If you're watching your budget, fewer and larger deposits help you avoid paying that fee repeatedly.

1. Log in at www.smartinmate.com - use the account you created for Brazos County Jail services.
2. Choose the deposit/funding option - follow the prompts to add money to your SmartInmate account.
3. Meet the minimum - your deposit must be at least $5.00.
4. Confirm the total cost - each deposit transaction has a $1.50 processing fee, so review the amount before you submit.

Messaging is the easiest way to stay in touch. Brazos County gives you two free electronic messages every Saturday. Beyond that, each message costs $0.50.

You can send electronic photos too. Each one costs $1.00, so pick the ones that matter most.

SmartInmate handles more than messages - it's also where you schedule and conduct remote video visits for Brazos County Jail. If you want to visit from home instead of going in person, this is where you set that up.

Remote video visits cost $0.20 per minute and come in 15-minute or 30-minute blocks. Local on-site video visits are free - a big help if you're trying to stay connected without extra costs.

Support

• ✓ Call SmartInmate Customer Care at 888-843-1972
• ✓ Hours: 7:00am to midnight Eastern Time, seven days a week
• ✓ Contact them for help with account setup, deposits, service questions and rates, and billing

Here's a quick cost breakdown. A $10 deposit comes with a $1.50 processing fee. Remote video visits run $0.20 per minute - so a 30-minute visit costs $6.00, and a 15-minute visit costs $3.00. For messaging, use your two free messages every Saturday to stay in touch without spending anything, then budget $0.50 per message after that.