How to deposit funds, commissary, and payment options
Adding money to an inmate account at Chatham County Jail? You have a few options: deposit online through JailATM.com, use the public lobby deposit kiosks (available 24 hours a day), or mail a money order or certified check to Finance and Accounting Services at 1050 Carl Griffin Drive. Online deposits go through JailATM—the Sheriff's Office isn't responsible for that website. Each transaction via JailATM, kiosk, or ATM includes a $2.50 fee. The maximum daily deposit is $300 per visitor per inmate, with documented exceptions for bonds, fines, child support, or work release. When an inmate is released, any remaining balance gets loaded onto a debit card for immediate use. Bonding and cash-bond refunds have specific fee and document requirements.
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Putting money on someone's account at Chatham County Jail? You've got three options: online through JailATM, in-person at a deposit kiosk, or by mailing a money order or certified check. Here's how each method works—and what to watch for so your deposit actually goes through.
You can send money online through JailATM.com, use the facility lobby deposit kiosks (open to the public 24/7), or mail a money order/certified check addressed to Finance and Accounting Services at 1050 Carl Griffin Drive.
Yes. There is a $2.50 fee for each inmate-account transaction made via JailATM, kiosk, or ATM.
In person: the person who paid the bond must bring current government photo ID and a certified copy of the court disposition signed by the judge or clerk. By mail: submit the Affidavit and Claim for Refund form with photo ID and certified proof of disposition signed by a judge or clerk, notarized. Once original documents are received and validated, the refund is ready for pickup after two business days.
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