Tablet is one of the services that are offered by JPay. With tablets, inmates are provided with education, entertainment, messaging, personal development, and the other apps for inmates. In the tablet, there is also a media store where it offers games, music, TV shows and many more. Some services are free, but some other services require them to buy or subscribe.
JPay Tablet Features and Benefits
The JPay tablet helps inmates to stay connected with their family members and friends. As explained on the JPay site, here are the universal features and benefits from the JPay tablet for inmates.
- Inmates can place a phone call.
- Inmates can send and receive emails, eCards and VideoGrams.
- Inmates can advance their education with course material, eBooks and podcasts.
- Inmates are permitted to access and buy music, rent movies, and play games.
- Inmates are permitted to read daily news.
It is important for you to note that this tablet does not work like your tablet. It means that there are restrictions. As explained on the CNN Business site which can be accessed at money.cnn.com, the devices come electronically tagged with the inmates’ information so that they are not able to abandon them after misuse and having a tablet does not mean that inmates are able to access Facebook and Twitter or other social media platforms. Furthermore, on the CNN Business site, it is also explained that the tablet is equipped with a secure bootloader on an Android operating system which means that no other operating system is able to be installed and inmates are not able to manipulate the platform.
Buying JPay Tablet for Inmates
Do you want to buy a JPay tablet for an inmate? If you have a friend or a family member who is incarcerated and you want to buy him or her a JPay tablet, you are able to do that by following the steps below.
- First, you need to login to your JPay account. If you do not have a JPay account, you have to create one. Let’s say that you want to buy JP6S for the inmate, but you find that it is not available for being purchased by you and it is available to the inmate to purchase. If so, you are able to fund their Media account so that they are able to buy the tablet by himself or herself by using the fund that you send on their Media account.
- And then, JPay will prepare and ship the tablet to the agency. After the tablet is received, the agency will send it to the inmate.
What is a Media Account and How to Fund It?
What is a Media account on JPay? It is also called JPay credits. It is an account which is managed by inmates. Through this account, inmates have the ability to buy stamps, a tablet, songs and music albums, games, print out and rent movies.
So, how to fund a media account on JPay? If you want to fund your incarcerated loved one’s media account, you are able to do that by following the instructions below.
- You have to login or create a JPay account.
- You have to call 800-574-5729 to be able to talk to a customer service representative.
- It is important for you to note that payments or money transfers that you send to the agency for funds will be available the next day or sooner.
Some Types of JPay Tablets
According to the JPay site, here are some types of JPay tablets.
1. JP6S Tablet
This tablet has the latest and most advanced tablet in corrections. This tablet can give inmates better performance because it has faster processors and a stronger battery.
- It has 7” touchscreen.
- It has better resolution.
- It has thinner hardware so that it is easy to handle.
- It has 3x battery life, 500 cycle.
- It has 32 GB storage.
2. JP5S Tablet
Here are some features of this tablet:
- It has 7” touchscreen.
- It has 32 GB storage.
3. JP5S Mini
- It has 4.3” touchscreen.
- It has 16 GB storage.
When an inmate buys a tablet, it can include accessories such as screen protector and earbuds but it is only available in a few states. It is also important for you to note that available tablet models and applications may vary by state or agency. If you want to know which tablet models are available in the facility where your incarcerated one is, you are able to log into your JPay account and check it there.
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