El Paso Criminal Justice Center, CO

All personal mail for El Paso Criminal Justice Center—including photos—must go to EPSO's third-party mail vendor P.O. Box in Jonesboro, AR. Put the inmate's full booking name and Admit Number on everything, and include a legible return address with your first and last name. The vendor opens and scans each item into an electronic document for EPSO review. If approved, it may appear on inmate tablets. Photos have specific rules: size limits, no nudity, and a cap on how many you can send. Books and magazines? Only paperbacks shipped directly from a publisher or authorized online distributor with an invoice—two items max per package. Bound or book-style materials can't be processed, and OnTrac shipments aren't accepted.

El Paso Criminal Justice Center only accepts inmate funds by mail—send a cashier's check or money order to Bookkeeping – Inmate Funds at 2739 East Las Vegas Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80906-1522. Every deposit needs the inmate's full booking name and Admit/Booking Number, plus your complete home address (city, state, ZIP). Personal checks, cash, payroll checks, insurance checks, refund checks, and government checks aren't accepted. One deposit, one inmate, one envelope—multiple deposits in the same envelope get rejected. Expect a couple of days for mailed deposits to process and post. Need to pay bond? You can do that online with a debit or credit card, or by phone.

For emergencies at El Paso Criminal Justice Center, call 9-1-1 to reach EPSO dispatch—they're staffed 24 hours a day. Other facility lines aren't monitored around the clock, so messages on general or records lines may sit until the next business day. For routine questions, check the facility or county website for the main phone number, email, and mailing address, then contact the department that handles your specific need. Records requests or civil paperwork often require a formal submission process and may involve search fees, copying fees, and processing time. Using the designated records or switchboard contact helps keep things moving.

Posting a money bond at El Paso Criminal Justice Center? Colorado law (HB 25-1015) says only the bond amount is required to secure release—bond, booking, and other fees don't have to be paid to get someone out. That said, El Paso County still assesses fees: a $10 nonrefundable bond fee and a $30 booking fee each time someone is booked. If a surety or third-party payer doesn't cover bond-related fees at bonding, the defendant may be charged a $10 bond fee and up to 3.5% for credit-card payments after release. State rules require the sheriff to release a defendant within six hours after bond is set and payment is prepared or notified. Online bond postings start that clock. Extraordinary circumstances can extend the timeline. For bond-related complaints, contact EPSO Internal Affairs using the listed phone or email—but be aware that knowingly false complaints can carry criminal penalties.