Hays State Prison, GA

Hays State Prison holds in-person visits from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Saturdays, Sundays, and State Holidays. Tier I/II and Step-Down inmates have a separate weekday option: visits on Wednesdays and Fridays, also 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, by appointment only. Call 706-857-0400 to set those up. All scheduled visits go through the Georgia Department of Corrections visitation request process. You'll use the department's online visitation form to request your visit, and the site has links to add or cancel visitors if plans change. Keep the deadlines in mind: weekend visit requests must be in by 5:00 PM on the Wednesday of that same week, and State Holiday requests are due by 5:00 PM three days before the holiday.

Phone service at Hays State Prison runs through Securus. You can set up a pre-paid, collect, or direct-bill account online or by calling 1-800-844-6591. Calls cost $0.06 per minute with a 25-minute time limit, so a full call runs $1.50. Securus lists funding fees for pre-paid collect deposits at $0.00 per deposit, whether you add funds through the IVR system, the website, a live agent, or by check or money order. Be aware that calls may be monitored or recorded. Your loved one can only call numbers on their approved Call Allow List. Call forwarding and three-way calling are not allowed. Get your account set up and verified before you expect any calls.

Adding money for someone at Hays State Prison? Start with the deposit limit: pre-paid collect account deposits are capped at $200.00 per deposit, so larger amounts will need to be split across multiple transactions. Funding fees for pre-paid collect deposits (by IVR, website, live agent, or check/money order) are listed as $0.00 per deposit. For approved options and exact steps, check the facility's "How Do I Send Money to an Offender" page. In Georgia, common funding methods include online transfers through third-party vendors, lobby kiosks/ATMs, mailed money orders with a voucher, and vendor commissary or gift pack options. Have the inmate's state, facility name, and inmate name or ID ready. Make sure any mailed voucher and money order match the facility's requirements to avoid delays.