SAN FRANCISCO, CA (PRWEB) December 15, 2014 – San Francisco-based tech company Telmate is donating over a million minutes of phone calls this year with its “Deck the Halls with Calls” program. The seasonal event gives inmates the opportunity to connect with their loved ones during the holiday season. “We know the holiday season can be […]
Inmate communications leader Telmate announces the issuance of a new patent (U.S. Patent No. 8,903,060) for individual location tracking of inmates in detention environments. In June, Telmate was issued a patent (U.S. Patent No. 8,761,360) covering automated updates of an inmate’s assigned room based on terminal logins and related, secondary biometric authentication. This latest patent (8,903,060) […]
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) […]
The Telmate Tablet allows inmates to communicate with friends and family using modern methods like secure messaging and photo sharing. Education and self-improvement resources can transform an inmate’s day from “wasted time” to “productive time,” and the Telmate Tablet can be a powerful behavior modification tool. Correctional facilities also benefit from the tablet by reducing […]
A company that provides inmate communications for Calhoun County jail staff honors a local hero, today. Sheriff Larry Amerson received Telmate’s Local Hero of the Month award for November. Telmate Spokesperson Greg Bartlett says Amerson has really taken on the technology and improved the conditions for the jail inmates.Telmate provides the technology for the Calhoun […]
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 […]
“Relationships with family and friends are crucial for our overall goal to reduce recidivism and to help an inmate re-enter society,” says Jeff Hansen of Telmate.
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 […]
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– In honor of the holiday season and the New Year, Telmate is offering inmates two free phone calls and one free remote video visit in the facilities for which it provides voice and video communications services. This adds up to over 2.5 million minutes of free phone calling time, and is the […]
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