Video visits help inmates connect with friends, family, and improve security

JANUARY 24, 2018 LEBANON, KY – The Marion County Detention Center will upgrade its video visit solution with corrections technology leader Telmate, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GTL. The services will now include remote video visits on Telmate Tablets as well as “at facility” visits on lobby video visitation stations. Telmate installs and maintains their advanced visitation solution […]

Men At The Otero County Processing Center Now Have A Window To Home Thanks To Technology (MTC)

Male detainees at the Otero County Processing Center in New Mexico rely on Telmate Tablet technology to access everything from movies to law libraries approved by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Most importantly, the tablets allow detainees to make human connections with their loved ones on the outside via messaging and video visits.

Pasco Inmates Get Tablet Access For Education, Mental Health (WUSF News)

AUGUST 21, 2017 LAND O LAKES, FL –In the veterans and faith-based pod at the Land O’ Lakes Detention Center, inmate and Army veteran Christopher Murgatroyd, 31, scrolls through the Kahn Academy app on a Google Nexus 7 tablet. He’s been glued to the history lessons through the Kahn Academy app since getting access to […]

[FROM TELMATE] GTL Acquires Telmate, a Leading Provider of Secure Corrections Solutions and Community Corrections and Probation, Parole Applications

AUGUST 1, 2017 SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Today Telmate, a leader in correctional technology, announced its acquisition by GTL, a leader in the fields of inmate communications and government payment services. “My business partner Richard Torgersrud and I, have worked for the last 11+ years to build the most reliable, innovative, and secure technology solutions in the corrections […]

[FROM GTL] GTL Acquires Telmate, a Leading Provider of Secure Corrections Solutions and Community Corrections and Probation, Parole Applications

Reston, Virginia (PRNewsWire) – August 1, 2017 – GTL, an innovation leader in correctional technology, education solutions that assist in rehabilitating inmates, and payment services solutions for government, today announced the acquisition of Telmate, a leading provider of secure corrections and community corrections solutions including inmate telephone service, tablets, visitation, messaging, education and entertainment content, corrections applications, investigative […]

Providing inmates with tablets keeps jails safer, officials say (ABC 33 | 40)

WALKER COUNTY, Ala. — Walker County is the first in the state to provide inmates with mobile tablets. Officials say the technology is keeping the jail safer for inmates, staff, and the community. Better behavior, more family interaction, intercepted contraband. Those are just some of the ways Walker County Jail officials say mobile tablets are improving […]

Tablets Used By Inmates To Visit With Loved Ones (KTTS News)

MAY 9, 2017, KTTS NEWS – Greene County Jail is our first customer to launch video visitation on tablets. The innovative system helps inmates connect with their friends and family and also helps improve staff efficiencies so they can focus more on safety and control. To learn more, watch the video broadcast here:

Innovative Video Visitation System Helps Inmates at the Greene County Justice Center Connect with Friends and Family; New System Also Increases Facility Security and Efficiencies

MAY 9, 2017 GREENE COUNTY (SPRINGFIELD), MO – Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott announced the Greene County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with inmate communications leader Telmate to launch its new inmate video visit solution. Video visits make it more convenient for friends and family to connect, while helping facilities increase operational efficiencies and eliminate security […]

Polk County inmates can watch movies, play games, and access certain websites on new tablets

Roger Bretz Jr. sat tapping on a tablet Friday morning inside the Polk County Jail, quietly passing the time playing a car racing video game. Between his shifts in the jail kitchen, Bretz, 55, pays 5 cents a minute to use one of the six tablets available to the 64 inmates living in his cell […]

Telmate Repeats as Diamond Sponsor for Annual Indiana Sheriffs’ Association’s Spring Conference

MARCH 11, 2017 – The Indiana Sheriffs’ Association (ISA) today announced their second year and continued partnership with Telmate as their Diamond Sponsor in support of the annual Indiana Sheriffs’ Association’s Spring Conference. The conference will be held on March 24-26,2017 at the Hilton Garden INN Convention Center. Telmate is a leader in the world […]