How to deposit funds, commissary, and payment options
El Paso County Jail accepts inmate funds only by cashier's check or money order, mailed to Bookkeeping – Inmate Funds, 2739 East Las Vegas Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80906-1522. The cashier's check or money order must show the inmate's full booking name and Admit/Booking Number. Include the sender's full home address (city, state, and ZIP). Only one deposit for one inmate per envelope. Multiple deposits in the same envelope will not be accepted. Personal checks and cash are not accepted. Neither are payroll, insurance, refund, state, or federal government checks. If you need to pay a bond, you can use a debit or credit card online or by phone at 719-390-2142. For other deposit options and processing times, use the facility's accepted vendor channels and allow a couple of days for funds to post.
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Sending money to someone in custody is usually simple—until it gets delayed or returned because of a small paperwork or envelope mistake. Here's how to mail funds the way El Paso County Jail will actually process them.
El Paso County Jail accepts inmate funds by mail only—money orders or cashier's checks. Send them to the jail's bookkeeping department at: El Paso County Jail, Attn: Bookkeeping – Inmate Funds, 2739 East Las Vegas Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80906-1522. Don't mail money to the third-party personal correspondence P.O. Box in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Funds sent there won't be processed.
Mail only a cashier’s check or money order to Bookkeeping – Inmate Funds, 2739 East Las Vegas Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80906-1522. Include the inmate’s full booking name and Admit/Booking Number, and your full home address (city, state, ZIP). Put only one deposit for one inmate in each envelope.
No. The jail does not accept cash or personal checks, and it also does not accept payroll, insurance, refund, state, or federal government checks for inmate funds.
Bonds may be paid by debit or credit card online or by phone at 719-390-2142.
Deposits take time to process. Funds may appear the next day if sent before vendor cut-offs, but allow a couple of days to be safe.
Sending reading material to someone at El Paso County Jail? The "who ships it" rule matters as much as what you buy. Paperback books and magazines are only accepted when shipped directly from a publisher or authorized online distributor—think Barnes & Noble or Amazon. The package must include an invoice listing everything inside, and you're limited to two books or magazines per package.
After bond is set, waiting is usually the hardest part. El Paso County follows Colorado law: once the jail knows bond is ready to be posted, they have six hours to release the defendant—unless extraordinary circumstances come up.
If you're trying to reach someone at El Paso County Jail, the clearest facility-specific guidance available covers personal mail. Here's how to send it correctly, and what to double-check before mailing anything important.
