The Wood County jail is now able to provide inmate video visitation for people currently incarcerated. According to a press release, the sheriff’s office realizes the significance of visitation and the opportunity to maintain contact with family and friends, all while upholding facility safety and security.
Visitation with inmates in the jail is non-contact, using Securus Video Connect, which is a web-based visual and audio communication system. Family, friends, attorneys and public officials can schedule and participate in video sessions from anywhere with internet access.
Those who wish to have a video visitation still have the ability to come to the Wood County jail, after scheduling an appointment, and use the lobby kiosk for free for video visits.
The option for at-home remote visits has fees associated with visits, excluding fees for attorneys or other public officials.
“We have been working to complete this project to ensure our inmates as well as families of the inmates have an opportunity to maintain contact,” Wood County Sheriff Mark Wasylyshyn said. “With the governor having to suspend jail visitation due to the pandemic, we knew this platform would be critical to provide to citizens in Wood County.”
“It was important to me to still provide a free visitation for our inmates and their families, so we opted to utilize a lobby kiosk video visitation for those who are in the area and wish to drive to our facility and visit at no cost,” Wasylyshyn said. “Our jail staff has been working to implement and educate those currently incarcerated on the system, and we are happy to be able to provide this type of visitation for all of the families who have not had the chance to visit with loved ones while in jail.”
All Wood County jail video visitation sessions must be scheduled 24 hours in advance. Details on how the system works and regulations to conduct a session can be found on the sheriff’s website under the jail tab, or on the main page under “news” at www.woodcountysheriff.com.
