How to Contact an Inmate at South County Detention Facility, CA (CA)

South County Detention Facility offers on-site video visitation. Posted hours run 7:45 a.m. to 3:40 p.m., Sunday through Saturday. Schedules can shift for operational reasons, so I recommend confirming the current hours before you make the trip.

Internet video visitation is also available for Tulare County detention facilities. Listed hours are 7:45 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. every day, with scheduled visit blocks in the morning, afternoon, and evening. The posted price is $7.50 per 30-minute visit. Since these details are listed at the county level, double-check that the same hours and pricing apply to South County on the day you plan to visit.

Phone contact works differently than most people expect. Inmates cannot receive incoming calls, so you can't call and ask to be connected. Instead, they place outgoing collect calls or debit calls. Tulare County also offers a paid voicemail option. Note that staff won't take messages unless the situation is emergent, and that's handled at the sergeant's discretion.

For on-site video visits, you'll need a confirmation code to check in. This code combines the telephone number linked to your ICSolutions account with the 4-digit PIN you created during registration. If you plan to make a deposit at the facility lobby kiosk, you'll need to log into an existing Access Corrections account or create one first.

Steps to Follow

• ✓ Decide whether you are doing an on-site video visit or an internet video visit.
• ✓ If you are visiting on-site at South County, plan around the posted hours: 7:45 a.m. to 3:40 p.m., Sunday through Saturday.
• ✓ If you are visiting by internet, use the Tulare County posted hours as a starting point (7:45 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. daily, with set time blocks), then confirm they apply to South County before you schedule.
• ✓ Budget for the listed internet visit fee: $7.50 per 30-minute visit.

1. Get your ICSolutions account details together - you will need the telephone number on your ICSolutions account and the 4-digit PIN you chose at registration.
2. Build your confirmation code - combine that telephone number plus your 4-digit PIN, since that is the confirmation code used to log on for an on-site video visitation station.

• ✓ Plan for outgoing calls only. Inmates cannot receive incoming calls, but they can make outgoing collect calls or debit calls.
• ✓ If voicemail is part of your plan, expect an additional fee, and understand that “message taking” is limited to emergent situations at the sergeant’s discretion.
• ✓ If you need to use the facility lobby kiosk for a deposit or payment, be ready to log into an Access Corrections account or create one first.

Before scheduling anything, verify current visitation hours for both on-site and internet video visits. South County's on-site hours are posted as 7:45 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. daily, but schedules can change. For internet visits, the Tulare County listing shows 7:45 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. daily with set visit blocks. Confirm those blocks are available for South County specifically. Do the same for pricing: the posted cost is $7.50 per 30-minute internet visit, and fees are exactly the kind of detail that can change.

Confirm the check-in process for on-site video visitation so you're not stuck at the terminal without what you need. Your confirmation code is your ICSolutions account telephone number plus the 4-digit PIN you chose at registration. If you plan to add funds at the lobby kiosk, make sure you can sign in to Access Corrections (or create an account) before you go. The kiosk requires an account login.

For the most current information, check the detention services or inmate services pages for Tulare County, along with any posted South County Detention Facility updates. If you're getting conflicting details, the fastest way to sort it out is to contact the facility directly. Ask about the current video visitation schedule, internet visit pricing, and the exact login or confirmation-code requirements.