Calls run through GTL/ConnectNetwork, with a 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. window.
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Phone calls aren’t blocked by Kirkland’s 30-day visitation restriction the way in-person visits are. SCDC issues a Personal Identification Number (PIN) within a week of admission, so calls can often start before visitation eligibility does. Kirkland is a close-security facility, so its phone hours are shorter than at a minimum-security institution.
Unlike in-person visitation, which is blocked entirely for the first 30 days at Kirkland, phone calls aren’t subject to that same restriction. SCDC issues every new inmate a Personal Identification Number (PIN) within one week of admission, which they use to make calls under the institution’s schedule. That means a phone call may be your first point of contact with someone recently sentenced, even before you’re visitation-eligible.
GTL (Global Tel*Link), rebranding as ViaPath, is SCDC’s statewide phone provider. Calls anywhere in the U.S. cost a flat 5.5 cents per minute, the same rate used at every SCDC institution.
Because Kirkland houses close-security male inmates, it falls under the rule that took effect Oct. 27, 2025: phones operate 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. only. No calls go through outside that window. SCDC introduced this curfew to reduce late-night disruptions to families and cut down on inappropriate overnight phone activity.
Each inmate can call up to 20 total phone numbers, added automatically as they dial them, since Dec. 1, 2023. Once 20 different numbers are on the list, no new ones can be added until it resets once a year. If you want to make sure you’re reachable, have the inmate call your number early, before their list fills up during intake.
Landline (collect calls). Your account must be current with your phone company, and your provider must have a Billing and Collection agreement with SCDC’s phone provider. You’ll also need a touch-tone phone, not a rotary-dial line.
Cell phone. Calls to cell phones must be prepaid. Set up a free AdvancePay account at ConnectNetwork.com before expecting a call.
As with every SCDC facility, all calls through the system are subject to recording, monitoring, and restrictions.
GettingOut, part of the same GTL/ViaPath family of services, offers electronic messaging as an alternative. SCDC staff review all messages, and anything inappropriate can be blocked before it reaches the inmate.
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Yes. Phone calls aren't blocked the way in-person visits are. Inmates get a PIN to make calls within a week of admission, often before they're visitation-eligible.
Contact Info6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. only, since Oct. 27, 2025. Kirkland is a close-security facility, so it falls under the statewide curfew for medium and close custody male inmates.
Contact InfoA flat 5.5 cents per minute anywhere in the U.S., the same rate SCDC uses across every institution.
Contact InfoUp to 20 total, added automatically as they're dialed. The list resets once a year.
Contact InfoYes, but you need to set up a prepaid AdvancePay account at ConnectNetwork.com first, since cell phone calls require prepayment.
Contact InfoSCDC issues a PIN within one week of admission, so a first call is often possible well before the 30-day visitation eligibility window opens.
Contact InfoYes. All calls through the SCDC phone system are recorded, monitored, and subject to restrictions, standard across every institution.
Contact InfoYes, GettingOut, part of the GTL/ViaPath family, allows electronic messaging. SCDC staff review messages and can block inappropriate content.
Contact InfoConfirm their location before setting up a phone or messaging account.
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