Bartholomew County Jail inmates will soon have more visitation options for family and friends.
On Monday, the Bartholomew County commissioners approved a four-year contract and service agreement that will result in the installation of a new phone and video visitation system at the jail.
The Virginia-based HomeWAV (Home Web Access Visitation) system will replace the existing system provided by the Texas-based Securus Technologies after the current contract expires in February, jail commander Maj. John Martoccia said.
Besides basic telephone communication, the existing system requires a visitor to physically come to the jail and conduct their visit through a kiosk system, Martoccia told the commissioners.
“This new system is phones and video visitation that allows an inmate to visit remotely with someone from their home computer,” Martoccia said. “They can see more people more often, as well as send emails, instead of a letter.”
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