How Attorneys Can Register Phone Lines for Confidential Calls at Nassau County

Nassau County monitors and records inmate telephone calls - unless they're properly placed legal calls from phone lines officially registered with the Sheriff's Department/Correctional Center. Don't assume a call is confidential just because it's between attorney and client. Confidential treatment only applies when the call originates from a registered attorney line.

Registration requires an official written request on your firm letterhead listing the phone number(s) you'll use for inmate-client calls. The Sheriff's Department needs a clear, written record of which numbers should be flagged as attorney lines in their system.

• ✓ An official written request on firm letterhead
• ✓ The telephone number(s) you will be using for inmate-client calls (listed clearly)

Mail your registration request to the Nassau County Sheriff's Department/Correctional Center IT/Computer Operations Unit at 100 Carman Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554.

1. Prepare your letter on firm letterhead - include the telephone number(s) you’ll use for inmate-client calls.
2. Mail the request to the IT/Computer Operations Unit - address it to 100 Carman Avenue, East Meadow, NY 11554.
3. Keep proof of what you sent and when - save a copy of the letter and your mailing receipt so you can quickly re-send or reference it if needed.
4. Follow up to confirm the line is registered - requests are subject to verification before they’re officially added to the Sheriff’s Department system.

Since Nassau County records calls unless they come from registered attorney lines, confirm your registration before discussing anything sensitive. If you're unsure whether a number is on file, treat the call as potentially monitored until you've verified.