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Cochise County to consider remote visitation and tablet communications contract for jails

5870002 · October 2, 2025
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Summary

County staff placed a contract with Combined Public Communications for video, voice and tablet-based inmate visitation and tablet services on the supervisors' upcoming regular meeting agenda; the system would be installed at all three jails and is expected to be revenue-neutral or revenue-positive under the vendor model.

The Cochise County Board of Supervisors will consider a contract with Combined Public Communications to provide in-jail voice, video and tablet communications for the county jail system at its regular meeting next week. County staff said the vendor will install its own broadband inside all three county jails and that remote video visitation, text messaging and attorney-only sessions would be supported. The board reviewed the proposal during a work session and sought clarification about transferability to a future jail facility and costs to users. Commander…

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