Sending Mail to Someone at Gila County Jail: Postcards, Photos, and What Gets Rejected
Gila County Jail has strict mail rules, and one small mistake can mean your letter never arrives. You'll need the correct address for Globe vs. Payson, postcards and photos that meet specific size requirements, and nothing on the rejection list.
For someone housed at the Globe Jail Facility, address your mail like this: Inmate's Full Name, c/o Gila County Jail, P.O. Box 311, Globe, Arizona 85502. This applies to both regular and legal mail.
For someone at the Payson Jail Facility, use this address instead: Inmate's Full Name, c/o Gila County Jail, 108 West Main Street, Ste. A, Payson, Arizona 85541.
Tip: Put the inmate's full name on the first line, then "c/o Gila County Jail," then the correct facility address. Mixing up Globe and Payson addresses is an easy mistake that causes delays or non-delivery.
Gila County Jail only accepts postcards for non-legal mail unless you've gotten something else approved. Size matters too: postcards must be between 3.5" x 5" and 4.25" x 6".
Even accepted postcards don't reach inmates in their original form. The jail makes a digital or physical copy and delivers that version through facility tablets or on paper. The original gets destroyed after 14 days.
Note: Your postcard still has to pass the rejection rules before it gets copied. Stains, stickers, marker, paint, glitter, plastic wrapping, or prohibited images can all get it refused before it ever reaches the copying step.
You can mail photos, but packaging matters. Print them on photo paper and send them in a standard 4" x 9" envelope. Write "PHOTOGRAPHS" clearly on the outside.
Keep photo prints small: photographs must not exceed 4" x 6".
Keep the possession limit in mind: inmates can only have five photos at any time. Sending a large batch at once can cause problems even if every photo meets the rules.
Immediate rejects: No Polaroids. Photos and postcards showing nudity, sexual conduct, weapons, gang references, or containing glitter will be refused.
- ✓ Rejected if defaced or altered
- ✓ Rejected if sent in plastic or any other wrapping
- ✓ Rejected if marked with paint, crayon, or markers
- ✓ Rejected if it has return address labels or stickers of any kind
- ✓ Rejected if watermarked or stained, or if it has any obvious or unknown contaminant (including perfume or lipstick)
Rejection Checklist
- ✓ Defaced or altered
- ✓ In plastic or any other wrapping
- ✓ Marked with paint, crayon, or markers
- ✓ Has return address labels or stickers of any kind
- ✓ Watermarked or stained
- ✓ Has any obvious or unknown contaminant, including perfume or lipstick
- ✓ Depicts nudity, sexual conduct, weapons, or gang reference
- ✓ Contains glitter
Reminder: "Contaminants" include things people add without thinking - perfume, lipstick, that kind of thing. Even a casual photo that happens to show weapons, nudity, sexual content, or gang references can get the whole item rejected.
Sending money through the mail? Address the envelope to "Inmate Accounts." The inmate's name needs to appear both on the envelope and on the money order, cashier's check, or government check inside.
Books and subscriptions require prior approval. Without it, the facility won't accept them.
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