How to Send Money to Butte Detention Center, MT (MT)
Sending money to someone at Butte Detention Center is straightforward once you know the rules. Here's what the facility accepts for commissary funds and related payments.
Mailing commissary money? It must be cash or a cashier's check. Don't tuck money inside a letter. The facility won't accept letters containing commissary funds, and they'll be destroyed.
Once money hits an inmate's account, the detention center takes care of required charges first. That means the $25 booking fee and any medical copays get paid before anything else. Whatever's left goes toward commissary purchases.
Use this address when sending items: Butte-Silver Bow Detention Facility, c/o (Inmate Name), 155 W. Quartz St, Butte, MT 59701. Adding "c/o (Inmate Name)" helps staff route your mail to the right person.
Warning: Don't mail cash inside a letter. The facility destroys letters containing commissary funds. Also, any money deposited may first go toward the booking fee and medical copays before reaching commissary.
Steps to Follow
- ✓ Mail commissary money as cash or a cashier’s check only.
- ✓ Do not include the funds in a letter.
- ✓ Address it to: Butte-Silver Bow Detention Facility, c/o (Inmate Name), 155 W. Quartz St, Butte, MT 59701.
- ✓ Plan for the $25 booking fee to be satisfied first when money is placed on the account.
- ✓ Expect any medical copay fees to be taken care of before commissary spending.
- ✓ Use the remaining balance for commissary purchases once those fees are covered.
Paying bond is separate from adding commissary funds. For bond payments, the detention center accepts cash, credit card, cashier's check, or a surety bond through a licensed bonding agent.
Before sending funds, confirm the deposit rules haven't changed. Currently, mailed commissary money must be cash or a cashier's check. Letters with commissary funds inside will be destroyed.
Ask about current fees so you're not caught off guard when the balance looks lower than expected. The facility takes the $25 booking fee and any medical copays first. The rest goes to commissary.
If you're bonding someone out, make sure you're using an accepted payment method: cash, credit card, cashier's check, or a surety bond through a licensed bonding agent. Sending a package? It must come directly from the manufacturer or company (like Amazon) and include the inmate's full name plus your full name and return address. Double-check the delivery address format: Butte-Silver Bow Detention Facility, c/o (Inmate Name), 155 W. Quartz St, Butte, MT 59701.
Tip: Confirm package rules before ordering. Packages must ship directly from the manufacturer or company and include the sender's full name and return address.
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