Tipton Correctional Center, MO

Tipton Correctional Center requires all visitors to be pre-approved. You'll need to complete a visiting application, and the facility runs a criminal history check before granting access. Eligible visitors include immediate and extended family, significant others, friends, and clergy. There are limits on visiting multiple offenders. On visit days, you can arrive in the parking lot no earlier than 30 minutes before visiting begins. Entry is first-come, first-served. No person or pet may remain in a vehicle on institutional grounds. If you need life-sustaining medical items (nitroglycerin, insulin, oxygen, or an asthma inhaler), bring them in the original container with only the necessary dosage for the visit. Let staff know during check-in and screening.

Tipton Correctional Center handles both phone calls and video visits through Securus, so setup, scheduling, and app-based access all go through one provider. Register at securustech.net or call 1-800-844-6591, then create and fund an account (or link a prepaid option) for calls and video. Incarcerated people place outgoing calls using a personal PIN. Calling options include collect, debit, or prepaid minutes depending on how the account is configured. Debit minutes can be purchased by the incarcerated person through commissary or facility kiosks, and you can also add funds through the vendor portal. All phone and video communications are monitored and recorded.

There are a few ways to add money to an offender's account at Tipton Correctional Center: a facility lobby kiosk, approved online vendors, JPay electronic transfer, or mailing a money order or cashier's check (follow the vendor or mail instructions for each). Kiosk and card deposits usually post quickly, which means funds show up sooner for commissary and other approved purchases. Mailed deposits can take a few business days to arrive and process. The money goes into the inmate's personal account for commissary and approved purchases. Transfers between inmates are not allowed. If you're trying to help with phone costs, debit minutes and prepaid phone accounts can be purchased through the canteen or kiosks, and set up through a vendor like Securus.