How to Contact an Inmate at Orangeburg/Calhoun County, SC (SC)

When you add money to an inmate's account through ConnectNetwork (online, mobile app, toll-free phone, or kiosk), deposits are transmitted to the facility within one business day. Keep in mind: that timeline covers transmission to the jail, not necessarily when the funds become available to spend.

If you mail a deposit to GTL, it's generally processed the next business day after GTL receives it. Even so, how quickly the money becomes spendable can depend on the facility's own policies. Confirm with the jail if you're unsure about availability after the deposit posts.

ConnectNetwork's Visitation Scheduling service supports several visit types: traditional in-person visits in face-to-face booths, video visits from home (on a phone or computer), and video visits from stations at the facility. Not every option may be available at Orangeburg/Calhoun County, though. The facility's current rules determine which visit types are offered, so check before you schedule.

Steps to Follow

• ✓ Use ConnectNetwork to make a deposit through an automated channel (website, mobile app, toll-free phone, or kiosk).
• ✓ Plan for deposits made through those automated channels to be transmitted to the facility within one business day.
• ✓ If you are mailing a deposit to GTL, allow for it to be generally processed the next business day after GTL receives it.
• ✓ Use ConnectNetwork’s Visitation Scheduling service to request a traditional in-person visit (face-to-face booths), if that option is enabled for this facility.
• ✓ Use the same Visitation Scheduling service to request video visits, either from home (mobile phone or computer) or from video stations at the facility, if those options are offered here.

1. Confirm when funds become available. ConnectNetwork automated deposits are transmitted within one business day, and mailed deposits to GTL are generally processed the next business day after receipt, but the facility sets when money is actually available to the inmate.
2. Confirm which visit types are currently allowed. Ask whether traditional booth visits, at-home video visits, and/or on-site video station visits are enabled right now.
3. Confirm the scheduling rules that affect your trip. Verify any approval requirements, limits on visit types, and any blackout periods that could block the date and time you want.

For final confirmation, call the facility's official phone line or check its official website. Have the inmate's full name and identifying information ready. If you're scheduling a visit or tracking a deposit, take a screenshot or jot down the date and time you submitted it. That way, staff can troubleshoot faster if something doesn't show up as expected.