Entries by Telmate

Ontario Local Shares Humble Beginnings with Boys & Girls Club

Twenty-year-old volunteer Reuben Garcia went back home to his stomping grounds to teach an Introduction to Information Technology class to a group of Boys & Girls Club participants. Each month, two volunteers lead these classes as part of their employer’s community outreach initiative, Telmate Cares. Telmate, a leading inmate communications provider, was founded in Ontario […]

Tablet Technology Spreads Among Magic Valley Jails (Times-News)

TWIN FALLS • The era of inmates scratching marks in the wall for each day behind bars are long gone. For about a year, minimum and medium security inmates at the Twin Falls County Jail have used Adroid tablets to email select family members, access approved Web pages and play games. The program has been […]

Usage of Telmate Inmate Tablets Surpasses 2M Minutes Per Month (WKRG)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (PRWEB) January 30, 2015 – From entertainment resources to connecting with loved ones, the Telmate Tablet provides incarcerated men and women with access to positive resources — all at no cost to the taxpayer. Today, the company announced a record-breaking 2 million minutes per month of total inmate usage. The Telmate Tablet provides […]

Patent Provides Investigators New Intel on Criminal Activities (PRWeb)

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) January 21, 2015 – Inmate communications leader Telmate announced the issuance of a new patent (U.S. Patent No. 8,398,054) for an automated system that verifies inmate contacts with the outside world and tracks communications that may be deemed crucial to criminal investigations. The system, also known as “Telmate Verified,” provides a secure […]

New Inmate Technology from Telmate Helps Families Connect Without Having to Leave Their Home, Saving Time and Travel (Reuters)

With technology like Skype and FaceTime, people have more options to connect virtually, and that’s exactly what Utah County Jail wanted to do for the friends and family of over 950 inmates in their Spanish Fork facility. Amazingly, it all comes at no cost to the taxpayer. The county believes switching from in-person to video […]