Staying Connected

The Montana Department of Corrections provides a variety of ways for family and friends to stay connected with their loved ones.  

Wall phones

All units are equipped with wall phones that allow inmates to make calls (including collect calls) to their family and friends. All phone communications are initiated by the inmates. Rates – 6 cents per minute.

Tablets

Inmates at DOC facilities are provided with tablets. The tablets can be used for calling, messaging, and video visitation. Inmates also use tablets for entertainment and educational purposes.  

To use these communication services, family and friends must create two accounts – a GettingOut account and an ICSolutions account.

The DOC does not manage these services. For questions or concerns about GettingOut, call 1-866-516-0115 or visit the GettingOut Help Center. For questions or concerns about ICSolutions, call 888-506-8407 or visit the ICSolutions Contact Page.

Rates

• Text messages – 25 cents per minute or message
• Video messages – 35 cents per minute
• Photo attachments – 25 cents per minute
• Video visitation – 25 cents per minute

Every inmate receives one free call, and one free video visit every week. 

Important information

Phone and tablet communications will be shut off periodically for security reasons with outages lasting for a few hours to a couple of days.

All inmate communication – except attorney/client contact – is monitored by the DOC.

Violations of the department’s policy governing communication by inmates or their friends and family may result in loss of communication privileges.