Walworth County Jail, WI Video Visitation (2024)

Walworth County Jail Inmate Mail Policies and Address - What Can You Send, and Where?

For inmates receiving mail in the Walworth County Jail there are different addresses and policies depending on the inmate's status, as well as what type of mail they are receiving; personal mail, legal mail, subscriptions or books sent from a third-party such as Amazon.

All mail is to be shipped to the Walworth County Jail:
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate SPN#
Walworth County Jail
1770 County Road NN
Elkhorn, WI 53121

For complete information on mail policies, what you can send an inmateand what address to send them, check out our Inmate Mail page.

How to Deposit Money in an Inmate's Trust Account in Orderto Purchase Prepaid Calling Cards, Phone Calling Time or Commissary

To Deposit Money in an inmate's account follow these steps:

Create a ConnectNetwork account
Selectyour inmate, andadd to them to your account,
Deposit money into his or her commissary account.

**NOTE** GTL isin a transitionmerging into a new company called ViaPath Technologies.

Features:

How Do You Communicate with an Inmate in the Walworth County Jail by Phone

Follow these instructions on how toopen an account with GTL Connect Network (aka Viapath Technologies)

Advance Pay - This phone account allows you to prepay so that your inmate can call you (and only you) whenever he/she wants and the cost of each call is deducted from your balance. You can even be notified by text when your balance gets low. You still have the option of accepting or rejecting each call.
Pin Debit - This option allows you to fund an inmate's commissary account and lets him pay for phone calls to you and others with the money. You will have no control over who your inmate calls.
Voicemail - You can leave a secure voicemail without having to contact the facility. When you call the local phone number for a facility offering Inmate Voicemail (call Customer Service at 877-650-4249 to get the local voicemail number for Walworth County Jail, you will be informed of the cost for leaving a message. To leave your message, simply select the inmate by ID number. Then, record your voicemail.

For full instructions on the Walworth County Jail Inmate Phone System, what the costs are, how it works, and tips and guidelines on rules, regulations and saving money on calls, check out ourInmate PhonesPage.

Depositing Money for Communicating with an Inmate

How to Make a Deposit for Phone, Email or Visitation using GettingOut.com

Walworth County Jail uses GettingOut for some or all of its communication services with an inmate.

If you want to deposit money using this company for your use or your inmate's account, there are four ways to do it:

Online- They accept all major credit cards including Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.
At the Walworth County Jailusing the kiosk in the jail lobby - (cash, debit or credit card) NOTE - Walworth County Jail mayrequire identity verification so bring your driver’s license or some other form of ID.
By phone by calling866-516-0115- They havebi-lingual operators are standing by 24 hours 7 days a week to assist you with your deposit. Major credit cards accepted are Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.
By using their app, either Android or iphone. - All credit cards mentioned above are accepted.

For all the information you need to know, including tips, guidelines and warnings about depositing money in a Walworth County Jailinmate's account for communication services, check out ourSend Moneypage.

How Inmates Can Use aTablet to Access Services at Walworth County Jail

To find out how to get access to a tablet for inmate read the following:

1. First, Register or Sign In to GettingOut/GTL

2. Purchase the services you want for your Walworth County Jail inmate.
3. All inmates have free access to the tablets to read their letters from family & friends, but there are many other services available to keep your inmate busy while incarcerated... such as Games, Books, Music and Movies. These other services come with fees that you can pay for when you pay for phone service.

To learn more about Tablet Rentals for inmates, including the cost, all the services available and everything else you need to know, check out ourTablet RentalPage.

How to Communicate with an Walworth County Jail Inmate by Mail and by Email

To mail or email an inmate in Walworth County follow these steps:

When mailing a letter or postcard to an inmate, please follow these instructions:

All mail sent to an inmate at the Walworth County Jail must include the sender's name and mailing address in the top left corner of the envelope or postcard.
All mail must include the facility's address, as well as the inmate's name and assigned number.
Failure to include your return address will most likely result in your mail NOT being delivered and your letter destroyed.
The Walworth County Jail has a zero-tolerance policy regarding mail violations.
All the information you need to understand mail and email policies can be found on ourInmate MailPage and ourText/Email an InmatePage.

Emailing Messages & Photos

Facility_name_1} contracts with GTLGettingOut, the same servicethat handles iInmate Phone Systems and Video Visitation, forsending secure messages and photos between you and your inmate.

If you are not already registered, do so here, or Log in.

Then use the Facility Finder to:
1. Select Walworth County Jail,
2. Add your inmate to your list of contacts,
3. Add a credit or debit card to cover your costs.

Messages can be up to 500 characters long, including punctuation. At the bottom of your message there is a 'character countdown' feature.
After you click the “CONTINUE” button, you can review the cost to send your message to your inmate. You can also attach credits for your inmate to reply to your message.Be sure to accept the Terms and Conditions and click the “SEND” button for your message to be successfully delivered to your inmate.
You can also send your Walworth County inmate photos and videos.

Customer Service Questions
'Online' Contact Form, or
Call 866-516-0115

Go here to this FAQ to get answers to how the transition to ViaPath from GTL and gettingout will affect your account.

All the information you need to understand mail and email policies for Walworth County can be found on ourInmate Mail Page and ourText/Email an InmatePage.

How Do You Visit an Inmatein Walworth County Jail?

To visit an inmate in Walworth County, whether by video or in person 'at the jail', follow these steps:

Other than 'at the jail' visits between you and your inmate, which is explained and outlined in detail on ourVisit InmatePage, Walworth County remote video inmate visitation can be done using the services of GettingOut.

There are three ways to remotely visit your inmate in Walworth County Jail:
1.Using the GettingOutKiosk at the jail.
2. Using your computer from home.
3. Using your phone on the GettingOutapps.

To remotely visit an inmatein Walworth County follow these steps:
1. Start by confirming that Walworth County Jail's Video Visitation is working correctly by looking up Walworth County here.
2. The next step is tocreate an account here for GettingOut.
3. Then add funds to your account.
4. Last, select Walworth County Jail, and then theinmate you wish to communicate with.

Other Walworth County Services provided by GettingOut:
- Phone Calls &Voicemail
- Email, Photo & Video Sharing
- Inmate Tablet Rental
- Deposits

Customer Service
If you have any questions about the Walworth County Jail Visitation Servicesyou can call them at 866-516-0115.
Frequently Asked Questions

* All the information you need to have complete knowledge about inmate visitation; policies, rules, fees, schedules, tips, dress codes, and children, lawyers andclergyvisitation in Walworth County, can be found on ourVisit InmatePage.

Walworth County Jail Phone: 262-741-4510