Arkansas.gov adds Pre-Pay Phone deposits to Online Inmate Banking Service Available at http://www.Arkansas.gov.LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arkansas is offering friends and families a more affordable and convenient way to send money to an inmate's pre-paid telephone account. The Arkansas Department of Correction has teamed up with the Information Network of Arkansas to enhance the online inmate INMATE. One who dwells in a part of another's house, the latter dwelling, at the same time, in the said house. Kitch. 45, b; Com. Dig. Justices of the Peace, B 85; 1 B. & Cr. 578; 8 E. C. L. R. 153; 2 Dowl. & Ry. 743; 8 B. & Cr. 71; 15 E. C. L. R. 154; 2 Man. & Ry. 227; 9 B. & Cr. deposit service to include pre-pay phone deposits. Deposits may be made online through a secure payment system which is available on the state's official Web site, http://www.Arkansas.gov. Deposits can also be made by phone using the Interactive Voice Response (IVR (Interactive Voice Response) An automated telephone information system that speaks to the caller with a combination of fixed voice menus and data extracted from databases in real time. ) system at 1-866-250-7697. As the holidays are approaching this new option with will allow inmates the opportunity to call the ones they love at more affordable rates. Friends and family can make secure deposits to an inmate's prepaid pre·pay tr.v. pre·paid, pre·pay·ing, pre·pays To pay or pay for beforehand. pre·pay  ment n. phone account using Visa, MasterCard, or Discover credit cards.
Payments are processed immediately through Arkansas.gov and are
available within 2 business days for use.
"Arkansas was one of the first state correction agencies to offer online deposits to inmate trust accounts. We are especially pleased that it has reduced our administrative overhead as well as the cost to friends and families of inmates as compared to other for profit services available." said Sheila Sheila is a common given name for a female, taken from the Gaelic name Síle/Sìle, which is believed to be a Gaelic form of Julia or Cecilia. Like "Cecil" or "Cecilia", the name means "Smart and Wise", from the Latin caecus. Sharp, Assistant Director of Administrative Services for the Arkansas Department of Correction. The online deposit service has been available since 2005 and has received more than 160,000 payments. The ability to apply deposits to an inmate's prepaid phone account is the latest addition to this suite of services. Credit card holders should visit state's official Web site at http://www.Arkansas.gov to make online deposits or call 1-866-250-7697. Users can select inmates by ID number or by searching the Department's inmate population database. Credit card transactions are verified instantly to provide inmates with quick and easy access to funds and pre-pay phone deposits. The Inmate Deposit Service was created at no cost to taxpayers in partnership with the Information Network of Arkansas, which manages the state's Web portal See portal. , http://www.Arkansas.gov. About Arkansas.gov Arkansas.gov is the official Web site of the state of Arkansas (http://www.Arkansas.gov) and a service of the Information Network of Arkansas. The Information Network of Arkansas is a collaborative effort between the state of Arkansas and Arkansas Information Consortium that helps state government entities Web-enable their information services See Information Systems. . The Arkansas Information Consortium is a Little Rock-based subsidiary of the eGovernment firm NIC (1) (Network Interface Card) See network adapter. See also InterNIC. (2) (New Internet Computer) An earlier Linux-based computer from The New Internet Computer Company (NICC), Palo Alto, CA. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : EGOV). About NIC NIC manages more eGovernment services than any provider in the world. The company helps government communicate more effectively with citizens and businesses by putting essential services online. NIC provides eGovernment solutions for 2,900 state and local agencies that serve more than 70 million people in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Additional information is available at http://www.nicusa.com. |
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