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Phone Calls & Accounts for People in Meriwether County Jail: Costs, Limits, and How to Set Up Securus

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Phone Calls & Accounts for People in Meriwether County Jail: Costs, Limits, and How to Set Up Securus

Securus handles phone service for people in Meriwether County Jail. To receive calls and pay through an account, you can set up a pre-paid collect account or a direct-bill account on the Securus website. Prefer to do it by phone? Call Securus at 1-800-844-6591.

You have two main options: a pre-paid collect account (fund it ahead of time) or a direct-bill account (Securus bills you). Friends and family can set up either through the Securus website.

  1. Choose how you’ll set up the account - use the Securus website, or call Securus at 1-800-844-6591.
  2. Pick an account type - select either pre-paid collect or direct-bill.
  3. Add the needed details - follow the prompts to connect the account to the person in Meriwether County Jail and the phone number(s) you want to use.
  4. Fund the account if you’re using pre-paid collect - once it’s funded, calls can be paid from that balance.

Securus limits deposits to $200.00 per transaction for accounts connected to Meriwether County Jail. Need to add more? You'll have to split it across multiple deposits.

  • IVR (automated phone system) funding - listed as a $0.00 fee per deposit
  • Website funding - listed as a $0.00 fee per deposit
  • Live agent funding - listed as a $0.00 fee per deposit
  • Check or money order funding - listed as a $0.00 fee per deposit
Phone Calls & Accounts for People in Meriwether County Jail: Costs, Limits, and How to Set Up Securus

Assume your conversations aren't private. Calls from Meriwether County Jail may be monitored and recorded, so stick to family updates and practical matters.

  • Call forwarding isn’t permitted.
  • Three-way calling isn’t permitted.
  • Calls are restricted to only the phone numbers included on the offender’s Call Allow List.

Calls max out at 25 minutes. Prioritize the most important updates early in case you hit the limit.

The Securus debit/calling rate for Meriwether County Jail is $0.06 per minute. Longer calls drain your account balance faster.

Example: A 25-minute call is listed at $1.50.

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