What Inmates Can Buy at Gila County Jail Commissary — and Why You Can't Drop Off Clothes

Commissary Overview

• ✓ T-shirts
• ✓ Underwear
• ✓ Socks

The commissary also carries basic writing supplies: paper, stamps, and envelopes. If your loved one needs to stay in touch by mail or handle paperwork from inside, these are available for purchase. No need to bring anything from outside.

Inmates can also buy snacks and hygiene items through commissary. Personal-care basics and extra food options? That's the channel the jail uses.

Gila County Jail doesn't accept clothing or personal item drop-offs for inmates. Even something simple like a sweatshirt or pair of shoes won't be accepted at the front desk.

• ✓ Drop-offs for inmate accounts must be money orders or cashier’s checks (cash is not accepted)
• ✓ Deposits can be made at the Jail Visitation Lobby Window 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

When someone is booked in, their personal property gets sealed and stays sealed until release. This is why the jail won't make "just this one item" exceptions at the front desk.

The jail controls how property is handled and stored during incarceration, so items can't be handed directly to an inmate from the lobby. The rule is clear: no clothing or personal item drop-offs. Commissary is how inmates get approved basics while housed there.

Timing matters if your loved one gets transferred. Commissary items not picked up within 72 hours of transfer will be disposed of. Don't assume purchases will sit there waiting indefinitely - coordinate with family about who's handling pickup.

Other personal property has a longer window, but it's not open-ended. Anything not picked up within 30 days of transfer or release gets disposed of. Treat that 30-day clock as firm and plan pickup as early as possible.