Effingham County Jail - Inmate Calls and Video Visits (2024)

Contact Information

Effingham County Jail
130 1st Street Extension
Springfield, GA 31329

Sheriff Jimmy McDuffie

(912) 754-9715
FacilityWebsite

Connecting with Inmates at

Effingham County Jail

Welcome toyour source for everything you need to communicate with your incarcerated friend or loved one.

Our facility uses the communications services provided through GettingOut by GTL. On this page, you’ll find all theinformation you’ll need to stay connected.

Before you can communicate with inmates at this facility, you must first verify your identity.

You will need to confirm your identity through the our verification program before you can accept inmate phone calls. Verification helps ensure the safety of you and your inmate contact by aiding in the elimination of fraud and extortion. Choose one of these 2 methods to verify your account:

• Make a deposit: You willbe verifiedwhen you make your first deposit to an inmate or telephone number
  Deposit Funds
• Create a visit account:When you create your video visit account, you’ll be asked some questions to verify your identity. To get started click the button below, or if you need more help, read these instructions.
  Sign Up

Phone Calls & Voicemail

Only inmatesmay initiate phone calls. To call you, an inmatesimply dials your phone number. When receiving a call, you’ll first hear an announcement from an automated operator; “You are receiving a call from [inmate name], an inmateat Effingham County Jail. Press one (1) to accept.”

If the inmatehas no funds in his account, and is calling you for the first time, the call will be free for a brief period of time (often less than a minute). This is to allow the inmateto inform you of where he or she is, and to explain how calls work from this facility. After this short call, the inmatewill be placed on hold and you will be presented the opportunity to:

1. Pay (via credit card) to continue the current call.
2. Deposit funds for the inmateto continue your call and, if there is money remaining, the inmatemay use the funds to make future calls to any number.
3. Deposit funds to your own phone number to continue your call and, if there is money remaining, the inmatemay use the funds to call your number in the future, but the funds will not be available for calling other numbers.

Voicemail

If you wish to contact an inmate, you cancall 1-866-516-0115 and leave them a voicemail (up to 3 minutes),or use one of the other communications methods listed below.

Blocking Future Calls

If you do not wish to receive calls from inmate, simply call 1-866-516-0115 from thephone number that you wish to have blocked. A live operator will help prevent inmatesfrom being able to call thatnumber in the future.

At Effingham County Jail, communication is more than just phone calls.

We provide a number of ways to keep in contact with an inmate. GettingOut at Effingham County Jailallows you tosend and receive secure messages, share photos, and video visit from your home. And with our Android and iOS apps, you can send messages and makedeposits on the go. See the list below for all that GettingOut has to offer.

Video Visit in Facility
Visitors may visit using the video stations in the lobby. Two free visits are allowed per week, with additional visits at 25 cents per minute*. Onsite hours are from 8 am. to 8 pm.Onsite visiting hours are from 8:00 am-8:00 pm every day.

Video Visit from Your Computer

Remote (offsite) video visiting is available to friends, family, and others using a Web browser. Video visits may be conducted from any computer with high-speed Internet, a webcam, microphone, & speakers. There is no limit to the number of remote visits, and they may be scheduled on a first-come-first-serve basis. Remote visits are 25 cents per minute* and are available from 8 am. to 9 pm.

Free Visits
Each week, two (2) onsite, 30-minute visits are provided to each inmate at no cost. The free visits are given to the first two (2) onsite visitors to visit each inmate each week (Mon. – Sun.). Free visits that are not used do not carry over to the next week. Additional onsite visits are 25 cents per minute*. There is no limit on the number of additional paid visits.

Scheduling Visits
To schedule a visit with an inmate, go to www.gettingout.com or use the kiosk in the facility lobby. You will need to login (or register if you haven’t already) before scheduling a visit. Available visiting times may vary throughout the facility, depending on classification and housing unit. Inmates are responsible for communicating their allowed visit times to prospective visitors. Inmates will not be permitted to visit during their lockdown time.

Arrive Early
For all free visits, and all onsite visits, visitors must be present in the jail reception area 5-10 minutes before their scheduled visit. Inmates visit using a video station in their housing unit.

Canceling a Visit
To cancel a visit, log into www.gettingout.comor use the link provided in your confirmation email. Cancellations that are over 24 hours in advance are fully refunded.

Minors
Minors are allowed to visit as long as they are accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Minors are not permitted to register for visitation.

Rules

• All social visiting is subject to recording and monitoring.
• Inmate visitation is a privilege and may be denied for disciplinary reasons or operational necessity.
• No cell phones, food or drink are allowed in the visiting area.
• No nudity, drug use, threatening language, gang symbols, or other behavior prohibited by the facility is allowed.

*Please note:Rate information may have changed. The rate information on this pageis provided only as a guideline, and is not guaranteed.

Kiosks
If you need to deposit cash, you can deposit funds at a GTLLobbyKiosk.The lobby kioskis located in the jail lobby.

Commissary
Inmates are allowed to maintain a commissary account while incarcerated. This money may be used for purchasing snacks, toiletries, personal hygiene items, etc. Money for an offenders commissary account may be deposited here on the GettingOut site, over the phone with a customer service representative, or at one of the kiosks listed above. If you are paying with a credit card, the GettingOut site is the fastest and most convenient way to deposit funds for an offender.