Mail, photos, messaging, and phone/call options for staying in touch.
At Stewart County Detention Center, inmates can only place outgoing calls. These are generally collect unless the inmate has funds on a phone account, and calls may be monitored. Phone and video communication both run through CPC. To fund calls or set up video visits, register and manage your account through the vendor portal, app, or a lobby kiosk. Many housing units also have Chirpers in-cell devices that let inmates send text messages to approved family and friends. You'll typically need to be on the inmate's approved list to receive messages. For video visitation, you'll be asked to agree to the facility's posted visitation rules. Rule violations can lead to suspended video privileges. Scheduling and payments are routed through the vendor/InmateSales.
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Phone contact at Stewart County Detention Center works one direction only—inmates call out, but the jail won't connect incoming calls to inmates. If you need to reach someone inside, you'll have to wait for them to call you or use one of the facility's other contact options.
Staying in touch starts with one key rule at Stewart County Detention Center: your loved one has to initiate contact. Here's how phone calls and in-cell texting work, and who to reach out to if you run into problems.
If your envelope is missing the right details, your letter can get delayed or sent back. Use the exact format below so staff can quickly match it to the right person.
Use this exact format on the envelope so the mailroom can match your letter to the right person: Offender First and Last Name Offender ID Number Stewart County Detention Center (TN) P.O. Box 69 Dover, TN 37058 Example: Jane Doe 123456 Stewart County Detention Center (TN) P.O. Box 69 Dover, TN 37058
Trying to reach someone at Stewart County Detention Center? The most important thing to understand is that phone contact starts with the inmate, not you. Here's how calls work and what to verify before you wait by the phone.
Sending confidential legal correspondence to someone at Stewart County Detention Center? The envelope needs to be labeled correctly and prepared in a way the mailroom will accept.
Want to help someone at Stewart County Detention Center? The jail directs families to two options: SmartDeposit for money and MyCarePack for care packages.
If your letter to Stewart County Detention Center gets sent back, it's usually because something about the envelope or contents broke the jail's mail guidelines. Use the checklists below to keep your mail from being returned.
CPC handles phone and video communications at Stewart County Detention Center. Since everything runs through a third party, register with the vendor's portal or app to add funds and manage your account before making calls or scheduling video visits.
Yes. Inmates have Chirpers in-cell devices that let them send text messages to approved contacts, and you usually must be added to the inmate’s approved contact list to receive messages.
Yes. Video visitation requires you to agree to the facility's posted visitation rules. Violations can lead to suspended video privileges. Payments and scheduling are handled through the vendor/InmateSales.
If you need to put money on an inmate's account at Stewart County Detention Center, the jail directs families to use SmartDeposit. Don't send money through inmate mail.
Sending money should be straightforward once you know the method the jail accepts. Here's what this facility tells families to do, plus what not to send.
Video visitation at Stewart County Detention Center is handled online, and the rules you agree to during scheduling actually matter. Here's what to do and what to double-check before your visit.
