How to Contact an Inmate at Garfield County Jail, CO (CO)

You can't call an inmate directly at Garfield County Jail, CO. The facility doesn't allow incoming calls, so all phone contact has to start from the inmate's side. Each housing unit has pre-paid and collect-call phones available for local, long distance, and international calls. All calls are monitored and recorded. Want more control over phone contact? The jail offers a pre-paid option through ICSolutions that limits the inmate to calling only the specific number you set up.

Mail works differently than you might expect. All non-privileged mail gets opened, scanned, reviewed, and delivered digitally to the inmate on a tablet. Your loved one sees a digital copy, not the original paper. Routine mail must go through the U.S. Postal Service, and the address format matters. Include the inmate's name and booking number, and send to: Garfield County Jail, Colorado; Inmate's Name; Inmate's Booking Number; PO Box 247; Phoenix, MD 21131.

For faster communication, the jail uses GettingOut. Set up an account to send emails, texts, and photos for a fee. Need to add money for inmate use? Deposits go through Access Corrections. You can deposit online, through the Access Corrections mobile app, by phone at 1-866-345-1884, or at the kiosk in the jail reception/visitation room.

Steps to Follow

• ✓ Don’t expect to reach an inmate by calling the jail, inmates cannot receive incoming telephone calls.
• ✓ Plan for the inmate to call you using pre-paid or collect-call phones available in the housing units.
• ✓ Assume every phone call is monitored and recorded.
• ✓ If you need the inmate limited to one approved number, set up an ICSolutions pre-paid phone account that restricts calls to the specific phone number you designate.
• ✓ If you want message-style contact, set up a GettingOut account to send emails, texts, and photos (fees apply).
• ✓ Send routine mail only through the U.S. Postal Service, and expect it to be opened, scanned, reviewed, and delivered digitally on the inmate’s tablet.
• ✓ Address routine mail as directed: Garfield County Jail, Colorado; Inmate’s Name; Inmate’s Booking Number; PO Box 247; Phoenix, MD 21131.
• ✓ Add funds through Access Corrections (online/app), by phone at 1-866-345-1884, or at the lobby kiosk in the jail reception/visitation room.

Before adding money or setting up messaging, confirm current steps, payment methods, and fees with each provider: ICSolutions for restricted-number prepaid calling, GettingOut for messages, and Access Corrections for deposits. For deposits, Access Corrections has phone support at 1-866-345-1884.

Double-check the exact address format the jail requires for routine mail, including the booking number. Confirm that mail must go through USPS, and ask about what enclosures are allowed (photos, for example) and any size restrictions. One thing to note: the routine mail address uses a PO Box in Phoenix, Maryland. Verify the current instructions before mailing anything to make sure you're sending it to the right place.