Telmate Deploys Guardian, a High Tech, High Touch Smartphone-Based Monitoring Solution, at Northwest Regional Re-Entry Center

PORTLAND, OREGON – JANUARY 29, 2016 –  Telmate today announced The Northwest Regional Re-Entry Center’s (NWRRC) adoption of Telmate Guardian — a technically advanced, low-cost, smartphone-based, GPS solution to its pre-release populations. Working together with the Bureau of Prisons, United States Probation and Pretrial Services, and other community agencies, the Reentry Center serves up to […]

Telmate tablets create positive environment for inmates

CALDWELL — Now that Canyon County jail inmates have been using tablets for over 6 months, jail officials say the new efforts have shown positive results. As first reported by the Idaho Press-Tribune in November, Canyon County entered into an agreement with Telmate to provide tablets to inmates. Critics questioned whether inmates should be given […]

Trending technology works its way into jails

Christmas came early at the Sanilac County jail this year. A few days shy of the holiday, nearly every inmate was given a tablet computer as part of a pilot program to encourage good behavior and increase inmates’ access to library materials and job opportunities. The pilot program is the first of its kind in […]

Canyon County Jail Inmates Using Tablets to Contact Family

BOISE (AP)• Inmates in southwestern Idaho are now corresponding with family members and friends electronically via the jail’s new tablets. The Canyon County Jail has about three dozen tablets for inmates to check out. The electronic devices were provided at no cost

Telmate’s New Patent will Determine Call Rates per Location (CBS Channel 8)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (PRWEB) November 17, 2014 – In compliance with recent federal initiatives to reduce the cost of long-distance inmate calling rates, Telmate announced today the issuance of a new patent that will better and more accurately reflect calling rates. The new patent known as “Residence-Based Calling Rates, System and Method” (U.S. Patent No. 8,811,582) […]

Former Representative Joins Advisory Board for Inmate Communications Leader, Telmate (SF Gate)

WASHINGTON, D.C. (PRWEB) September 30, 2014 – Inmate communications leader, Telmate announced the appointment of former Florida U.S. Representative, Kendrick Meek, to the company’s Advisory Board. “I am honored to contribute my efforts to help Telmate increase the amount and forms of communication between inmates and their friends, family, counselors, educators and religious leaders. Study after […]

State-of-the-Art Inmate Technology Connects Families with Incarcerated Loved Ones, Bringing Encouragement and Hope

              Inmate communications leader, Telmate announces its new and improved state-of-the-art technology, GettingOut, connecting friends and families with their incarcerated loved ones. According to Telmate, GettingOut was developed to make it easy and reliable for friends and family to foster strong relationships with inmates, and vice versa. It offers […]

New Telmate Tablet Transforms Inmate Communications – Improves Facility Security and Public Safety

TAMPA, FL, February 3, 2014 – Inmate communications leader, Telmate unveils its revolutionary wireless inmate tablet at this week’s American Correctional Association Conference. The Telmate Tablet is a secure, wireless device specifically designed for corrections facilities that transforms the way inmates spend their time and helps improve public safety.   Beginning in 2013, Telmate has […]