How to send messages, photos, and packages
Dillwyn Corrections Center handles inmate phone service through ConnectNetwork (Global Tel*Link). Inmates are automatically enrolled when they enter VADOC custody. All calls are recorded and monitored—except properly verified attorney calls. If your loved one needs to block recording for an attorney number, they can request it in advance. Calls typically max out at 20 minutes unless the Director authorizes longer. Phone access may be suspended during counts or for security reasons. Each inmate maintains an approved call list of up to 15 numbers, which includes attorneys and investigator hotlines. Cell phones are treated the same as landlines. To help cover call costs, deposit money to a prepaid phone account through ConnectNetwork or the vendor's toll-free line using the inmate's state ID and PIN.
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An inmate at Dillwyn can have up to 15 numbers on their approved call list, and that total includes attorneys and investigator hotlines. Cell and other wireless numbers can be added and are treated the same as landlines.
Yes. Inmate phone calls are recorded and monitored, except for properly verified attorney calls. An inmate can request an electronic recording block for a verified attorney number, but it has to be requested in advance.
You can add funds to an inmate’s prepaid phone account through ConnectNetwork or by calling the vendor’s toll‑free number. If you deposit online, select “VA” and “Department of Corrections,” then enter the inmate’s 7‑digit state ID number as instructed by the vendor.
At Dillwyn, your loved one manages who they can call through VADOC's offender telephone system. Here's how it works, what info to share with them, and what to do if a number won't connect.
Worried about privacy on calls with someone at Dillwyn? Here's the bottom line: most calls are recorded and monitored. Attorney calls only get special protection when the attorney's number is verified and a recording block is in place.
