How to deposit funds, commissary, and payment options
To send money to someone at El Paso County Jail, mailed deposits must be money orders or cashier's checks only. Mail them to El Paso County Jail, Attn: Bookkeeping – Inmate Funds, 2739 East Las Vegas Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80906, and follow the mailing instructions exactly. Each money order or cashier's check must include the inmate's full booking name and Admit/Booking Number, plus the sender's full name and complete home address (city, state, ZIP). Personal checks and cash are not accepted for inmate funds. Payroll, insurance, refund, and state and federal government checks are also rejected. Put only one deposit for one inmate in each envelope. You can also send money, post bail, or make parole/probation payments online through Access Corrections. Records payments can be made by business/cashier's check, money order, cash (no personal checks), or credit/debit card. Card payments include a $2.00 or 2.39% convenience fee, whichever is greater.
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Mail only a money order or cashier’s check to El Paso County Jail, Attn: Bookkeeping – Inmate Funds, at the address provided by the jail. Include the inmate’s full booking name and Admit/Booking Number, plus your full name and complete home address. Send only one deposit for one inmate per envelope.
No. El Paso County Jail does not accept personal checks or cash for inmate funds, and it also rejects payroll, insurance, refund, and state and federal government checks.
Yes. Access Corrections supports online money deposits, bail posting, and parole/probation payments. For records, payment can be made by business/cashier’s check, money order, cash (no personal checks), or credit/debit card, and card payments include a $2.00 or 2.39% convenience fee (whichever is greater).
If your loved one is at El Paso County Jail, personal mail no longer goes directly to the jail. Instead, you'll send it to a P.O. Box in Phoenix, Maryland, where it gets scanned and delivered digitally to the inmate's tablet.
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