Murphysboro Re-Entry Life Skills, IL

Visiting at Murphysboro Re-Entry Life Skills starts with getting approved. You must be on the incarcerated person's approved visitation list before any visit will be granted. In-person visits are scheduled online through the SignUpGenius system, and you may need to locate the person and their facility first using the IDOC offender search tool. Adult visitors age 18 and older (except legal and government visitors) must complete a Prospective Visitor's Interview (PVI) form (DOC 0148) before their first visit, unless approved electronically. Visits are typically scheduled in advance, monitored, and run within facility-specific time windows with search procedures. Bring a current photo ID and follow the scheduling instructions closely. Some locations also offer remote video visits, so check the options when you sign up.

Staying in touch with someone at Murphysboro Re-Entry Life Skills typically means phone calls, video visits, and electronic messaging. All communications are routinely monitored and recorded. IDOC began transitioning phone services from Securus to ICSolutions on a facility-by-facility basis starting in early 2025. For questions about collect or prepaid collect calling, contact ICSolutions at 888.506.8407. ICSolutions lists a domestic per-minute rate of $0.008. If you're missing calls, check your spam and blocked-call settings. Calls on the ICSolutions system may show a facility-specific number on caller ID, and phone filters can flag them. To receive calls, video visits, or messages, you'll typically need to register and verify your identity with the approved vendor, schedule through the vendor app, and make sure the person in custody has approved your phone number or messaging access.

You can add money to an incarcerated person's account at Murphysboro Re-Entry Life Skills to cover commissary purchases, phone minutes, and other approved charges. Funding is typically done through facility-approved vendors and prepaid options: online deposits, lobby or visitation kiosks, retail agents, or mail-in deposits sent to the vendor. Deposits usually go into the person's trust or commissary account and can be applied to outstanding balances or obligations. Double-check the recipient's full name and booking or ID number before sending anything. For phone funding, you have two main options. You can add money to the trust account so the person can buy minutes through commissary, or set up an ICSolutions prepaid account to receive calls. Enter your GTL Visitor ID during ICSolutions registration to help expedite approval. If you have Securus Advance Connect funds, they will not transfer automatically to ICSolutions. Contact Securus about refunds. Posting times vary by method.