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Ameelio’s voice calls are more secure, reliable, and cheaper to provide than standard telephones. Compatible with digital tablet and laptop solutions, Ameelio’s internal voice technology prevents third-party dialing, supports approved calling lists, and is built specifically for the correctional environment.
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Voice calls are key to maintaining positive relationships while inside. A 2020 survey of incarcerated parents reported improved parent-child relationships after speaking on the phone every week.
Ameelio voice calls are free for incarcerated individuals and their families and friends and are equipped with corrections-trusted security measures. And because Ameelio works on any digital device, our voice calls do not rely on the phone booth capacity of a given facility.
32,000
Users served
15
Facilities
$1,000,000+
Cost savings / month
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The current setup of prison phone contracts often burdens families with the inflated cost of collect calls. This is because phone contracts operate on a commission-based model. For-profit telecom providers pay a commission to the contracting agency—like a county jail or state prison system—increasing the price of the call. Ameelio’s voice call feature offers a solution that’s free for incarcerated individuals and their families and friends. In addition to being compatible with digital tablets and kiosk devices, Ameelio’s internal voice technology also prevents third-party dialing, supports approved calling lists, and is built specifically for the correctional environment.
The current setup of prison phone contracts often burdens families with the inflated cost of collect calls. This is because phone contracts operate on a commission-based model. For-profit telecom providers pay a commission to the contracting agency—like a county jail or state prison system—increasing the price of the call. Ameelio’s voice call feature offers a solution that’s free for incarcerated individuals and their families and friends. In addition to being compatible with digital tablets and kiosk devices, Ameelio’s internal voice technology also prevents third-party dialing, supports approved calling lists, and is built specifically for the correctional environment.
Families and loved ones can use our mobile app to have video calls with the incarcerated person.
Incarcerated people are able to use log into their personal dashboard to join video calls with loved ones.
Correctional staff can leverage our security dashboard to verify users, monitors calls, access recordings and much more.
Families and loved ones can download our mobile app, easily create an account, and start having video and voice calls. Working on a web app currently
To register for an account free-world users are prompted to upload proof of identity, which is surfaced on the DOC security dashboard.
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Incarcerated people can make a voice call any time. If loved ones miss it, they can send an instant pre-approved by corrections reply message.
Correction staff can use the security dashboard to monitor up to 8 calls simultaneously.
Corrections staff can retrieve recording archives for investigations and track the chain of custody for critical video records.
Corrections staff may review the complete network of interactions in a designated corrections system.
We have had nothing but a great experience with Ameelio. Ameelio staff were onsite for our launch and returned to work through any issues. We have continued to meet with Ameelio staff bi-weekly since our launch. They are incredibly responsive and have worked diligently to address our concerns at all hours of the day. The tablets have saved our staff a considerable amount of time.
Shannon Siders
Superintendent, Champaign County JDC
Ameelio worked with our juvenile detention center to develop a platform for residents to have secure contact with their families, while also complying with PREA’s requirement for a truly anonymous way to report incidents. Ameelio customized the platform to fit our needs and did so expeditiously. Our system is live now, and we are very pleased with the benefits to our residents and their families.
Amy Sierra
Assistant Superintendent, Kane County JJC
We really wanted to find a platform that would create that extra layer of security. We’ve had video visits from 44 states and 12 different countries. Incarcerated people have something to look forward to with these video visits. I can even see it helping with disciplinary issues internally and potentially shifting our culture. I think it gives people hope.
Dr. Beth Skinner
Director of Iowa DOC
Maintaining family contact is a huge benefit to people behind the walls, it should not be a fanciful goal. I don’t view it as an extra privilege for a few. Of course people want to know what’s happening |behind the walls. I want there to be ease of communication and to make it as cost-efficient as possible.
Dean Williams
Executive Director of Colorado DOC
Ameelio's video calling platform is so easy to use — it's going to save us COs an abundance of time, make our work more efficient, and get our prison population reconnected with their families at no cost.
Mike Gass
Iowa Correctional Officer
For:
Family and Friends
Ameelio is a custom solution. We are able to support programming on devices owned by agencies or those managed and operated by Ameelio.
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Programs and Higher Education
Provide scaled programs and instruction to incarcerated students through Ameelio's Canvas-based LMS designed for incarcerated people which integrates with the communication suite for instruction.
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Probation and Courts
Support a continuum of care by providing pre-release in-reach programming with Ameelio. After release, work with Ameelio to continue accessing benefits and following the reentry plan.
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Attorneys
Communicate with incarcerated clients in a secure and trusted ecosystem, supporting access to communications and documents.
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Correctional Agencies
Ameelio provides departments with the option to purchase Ameelio’s custom-made ruggedized devices. Ameelio’s services can also work on any existing devices.
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