Mail, photos, messaging, and phone/call options for staying in touch.
Ouachita Correctional Center (OCC) offers a few ways to stay in touch. GTL handles phone service with two prepaid options: AdvancePay and PIN Debit. AdvancePay lets the inmate call only the single phone number registered to that account. PIN Debit works like an inmate-held prepaid account—the inmate can call any facility-allowed number, and friends and family can add money to it. Deposit methods and fees show up in your ConnectNetwork account, or you can use the automated AdvancePay deposit line at 800-483-8314. For digital messaging and on-demand video visits, OCC uses GettingOut. Visit Now charges only for actual talk time. You'll need an internet-connected device with a webcam and microphone (Google Chrome required), plus enough funds in either the inmate's account or a Friends & Family account.
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Want to make sure calls go through at Ouachita Correctional Center (OCC)? Your first step is straightforward: set up either an AdvancePay account or a PIN Debit account, then fund whichever one fits how your loved one needs to call.
Mail gets rejected at Ouachita Correctional Center (OCC) for predictable reasons: wrong item type, wrong source, or content that doesn't meet facility standards. This checklist will help you send things that actually make it through.
Make an AdvancePay deposit through ConnectNetwork’s deposit options; one simple option is the automated phone line at 800-483-8314. Available payment methods, deposit amounts, and fees vary by facility and are listed in your ConnectNetwork account.
AdvancePay uses the funds you deposit so the inmate can call only the single phone number registered to that AdvancePay account. PIN Debit is a prepaid account the inmate uses to call facility-allowed numbers, and friends and family can add money to it. GTL provides the phone system and supports both at OCC.
Start a Visit Now session through the GettingOut platform (either the website or the GettingOut app). You’ll need an internet-connected device with a webcam and microphone, and home video visits require Google Chrome. Make sure there are enough funds in the inmate’s account or the Friends & Family account to cover the visit; payment is collected after the visit.
Yes, but only if they’re sent by subscription—non-subscription issues aren’t accepted. Before you order, confirm the current addressing format and any vendor requirements with the facility.
Portrait photos up to 5×7 are allowed. Polaroid instant photos will be returned, and images showing alcohol, drugs, underwear/lingerie, nudity, obscene gestures, gang signs, weapons, or other security threats will be rejected.
Yes—books must be paperbacks, and you can send no more than two at a time. Used books from any source aren’t allowed, so stick to new paperback books that meet the facility’s rules.
Ouachita Correctional Center uses GTL for inmate phone calls. When you go to fund calling, you'll see two prepaid options: AdvancePay and PIN Debit. They work differently. The right choice depends on whether you want to pay for calls to your phone number or put money directly on the incarcerated person's calling account.
Want to add money to someone's Trust/Commissary account at Ouachita Correctional Center (OCC)? You have three options: a lobby kiosk on-site, online through ConnectNetwork, or a toll-free phone system. Which works best depends on how quickly you need the funds posted and whether you can visit in person.
Sending reading material to someone at Ouachita Correctional Center? Here's the short version: paperback books only (no hardbacks), and you can mail up to two at a time. Magazines and newspapers must come through a subscription—single issues won't be accepted. Anything pornographic or sexually provocative will be rejected.
