The visitor and inmate are both reminded at the outset that their conversation will be recorded and monitored. The Securus video consists of a tamper-resistant kiosk with a color video screen, along with a phone handset so other inmates canвЂ™t eavesdrop. The company did not immediately return messages asking about its pricing policies. Securus has charged as much as $1 per minute at facilities in other states. After that, they can schedule appointments and conduct video visitations during approved times.Д¬osts for video visits vary but are generally 25 cents per minute, in prepaid increments of 20, 30 or 40 minutes. Visitors pre-register with a photo identification, and approvals take 24 to 48 hours. That prevents inmates from meeting with possible witnesses, co-defendants or people with whom courts have ordered them to have no contact. Visitors must be at least 18 years old and on a visitation list approved by jail staff. Also, video visits are recorded and can be watched remotely, limiting the number of staffers who have to be in the room.

Authorities in other counties say theyвЂ™re keeping an eye on how well the new systems work to evaluate whether to offer the same option.Дeputies say video visitations are easier to monitor because inmates donвЂ™t have to be shuffled around the building, and thereвЂ™s no risk of visitors trying to sneak in contraband. The service is also available at jails in Barron, Chippewa, Forest and Marathon counties. Many people already have the necessary technology - a webcam and a computer with a high-speed Internet connection. Video visits are available вЂњanywhere where they have the necessary technology to make it happen.вЂќ вЂњThis allows more flexibility for people to have visits from home, or for attorneys to meet with their clients,вЂќ Racine County sheriffвЂ™s Lt. It allows families to stay in touch with inmates without having to travel to the prison or wait for guards to escort their loved one to the visiting room. Racine County is the most recent county to implement the new video equipment, made by Dallas-based Securus Technologies. MILWAUKEE - Relatives who want to visit inmates in five Wisconsin counties no longer have to come to the jail in person, thanks to recently installed systems that allow them to visit from afar through a Skype-like video system.

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