Clark County Jail, WA

Visiting at Clark County Jail takes some planning. The inmate must be in custody for 72 hours before any visits are allowed—this gives the facility time to complete intake and processing. Professional visiting runs in blocks throughout the day (8:00 A.M.–11:30 A.M., 1:00 P.M.–4:30 P.M., and 6:00 P.M.–10:00 P.M. are listed on the application), but hours can vary. Confirm before you make the trip. Video visiting is also available on-site or remotely through the video vendor—you'll need to set up an account and schedule sessions ahead of time. Before any visit, you must be approved and added to the inmate's Approved Visitor List through the facility's application process.

Staying in touch with someone at Clark County Jail happens through vendor-based video visits and phone services. Video visiting is available at the Main Jail and remotely, but you'll need a GettingOut account set up ahead of time—fees may apply, and customer service can help with setup. Phone calls from the jail are recorded (attorney calls excepted) and typically handled as collect calls with additional fees. Individual calls may be limited to 15 minutes. Want to fund calls? Buy prepaid phone accounts at the Main Jail lobby kiosk during business hours, or add money through the contracted phone company using debit/credit (for a fee). You can also leave a paid, three-minute voicemail for a specific inmate, delivered the next time they use the phone.

Clark County Jail delivers personal mail digitally. Your letters go through a scanning vendor and appear on kiosk/tablet devices for the inmate—mail sent directly to the jail gets returned. To avoid delays, address personal correspondence exactly as instructed with the inmate's full name and CFN, using the vendor processing address (PO Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131 is the example provided). Legal mail and publications from publishers follow a different process. Send those to Clark County Jail Services at PO Box 1147, Vancouver, WA 98666, and clearly mark legal correspondence when it qualifies. The jail prohibits certain enclosures: cash or personal checks, Polaroid-type pictures, and photos or cards larger than 8"x10". Always include a complete USPS-style return address with your first and last name.

At Clark County Jail, any cash found on a person during booking goes into the inmate's commissary account. Commissary purchases are deducted from that balance, and any remaining funds at release come on a debit card. Supporting someone from the outside? You can add funds through the Main Jail lobby kiosk (cash only), online, over the phone, or through an app. For most deposit options, you'll need the inmate's full name and a booking or ID number, plus an accepted payment type. If you ever need to mail funds through an external process, don't send cash—use a cashier's check or money order and label the intended sub-account when possible.