What You Need to Know About Privacy During Visits at Dane County Jail

All non-attorney visits at Dane County Jail are recorded and electronically monitored. Your conversation can be captured and reviewed - even when it feels like a private moment. By participating in jail visitation, you're consenting to that recording and review. If you need to discuss anything sensitive, assume it won't stay private during a regular social visit.

Aviso en español: En la Cárcel del Condado de Dane, todas las visitas que no son con un abogado son sujetas a grabación y monitoreo electrónico, y tu participación en visitas carcelarias constituye el consentimiento a esta grabación, monitoreo y reviso.

Attorney visits are the exception. Properly registered attorneys can visit without recording or monitoring. If you need a legally privileged conversation - discussing a case or legal strategy - that's the channel the jail recognizes as private.

1. Set up an account at gettingout.com - This is the platform used for remote video visitation for attorneys.
2. Schedule your first visit - You’ll need to have a visit scheduled before requesting the privacy setting change.
3. Email the jail’s onsite rep to request “Do Not Monitor” - After you schedule the first visit, email GTLonsiterep@danesheriff.com so they can change the account settings to “Do Not Monitor,” aligning with the rule that properly registered attorney visits are not recorded or monitored.

If privacy matters, treat any non-attorney visit as a conversation that could be reviewed later - because it can be. Keep regular visits focused on family updates and emotional support. Save legal discussions or sensitive details for a properly registered attorney visit, which the jail confirms won't be recorded. That separation helps you avoid accidentally sharing information you thought was private.

• ✓ Assume non-attorney visits are recorded and electronically monitored, and that participating counts as consent to recording, monitoring, and review.
• ✓ Don’t discuss legal strategy or other privileged topics during a non-attorney visit.
• ✓ Use a properly registered attorney visit when you need a conversation that won’t be recorded or monitored.
• ✓ If an attorney is using remote video visitation, make sure they’ve requested the “Do Not Monitor” setting after scheduling the first visit.