How to send messages, photos, and packages
Staying in touch with someone at Chesapeake Jail typically means phone calls or video visits. Phones in general housing units are available daily from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. To fund calls, set up a prepaid telephone account by calling 877-578-3658 or visiting videovisitanywhere.com. Chesapeake also uses Securus services: AdvanceConnect lets you add money to an incarcerated person's Securus Debit account, while Direct Bill is a credit-checked option that bills calls monthly. For video visits, Securus Video Connect supports web-based sessions you can schedule and join from a computer or the free app. Create your vendor account first, complete any identity verification, and contact the vendor directly for billing or technical help.
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Chesapeake runs a two-track mail system: regular letters go to a Securus processing address in Tampa where they're scanned for tablet viewing, while legal mail and certain other items must go directly to the facility. Here's how to send the right thing to the right place.
Sending a letter to someone at Chesapeake Jail? Here's the catch: regular mail doesn't go directly to the jail. Instead, it's routed to a Securus processing center in Tampa, where it's scanned and delivered digitally to the person in custody.
Mailing a letter to someone at Chesapeake Jail? Here's the catch: it doesn't go to the jail first. Regular mail gets routed to a Securus processing center in Tampa, where it's scanned so your loved one can view it on their tablet. Official items like legal documents still go directly to the facility.
In general housing units, phone access is available daily from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m.
Set up a prepaid telephone account by calling 877-578-3658 or visiting videovisitanywhere.com. You’ll create a vendor account, add funds, and complete any identity-verification steps the provider requires.
Yes. Securus Direct Bill allows approved payers to be billed monthly for calls, but it requires a credit check. For billing or technical problems, contact the vendor rather than facility staff.
Because Chesapeake routes regular personal mail through Securus DMC in Tampa for scanning and electronic delivery to the inmate’s tablet. Using the Securus PO Box and the inmate’s Securus ID helps ensure the mail is processed and matched correctly.
Yes, but there are specific rules. Magazines and newspapers must be subscription-based and include the inmate’s name and number, and books must be sent directly from the publisher; Chesapeake also posts a Restricted Book List online.
Don’t send legal mail, court documents, bank statements, packages, or publications to the Securus Tampa address. Send those items directly to Chesapeake Jail at the facility’s physical mailing address.
You can add commissary funds online through AccessCorrections at accesscorrections.com. This works well if you can't make it to the facility but want to make sure your loved one has money available for their next order.
Putting money on someone's commissary account at Chesapeake Correctional Center? The key detail to know: one order per week, capped at $125.
Want to send something better than standard commissary food? Trinity Take-Out lets you order a real meal for someone housed at Chesapeake Jail.
