What You Can't Send to an Inmate at Comanche County Detention Center (And What They Can Buy Instead)
Want to help someone at Comanche County Detention Center? Skip the idea of mailing or dropping off personal items—it won't work. Here's what the facility won't accept, what your loved one can buy through commissary instead, and how property pickup works when it's an option.
Comanche County Detention Center doesn't accept personal property - not by mail, not as a drop-off. Radios, clothing, toiletries? None of it gets through. Save yourself the trouble and use the commissary system for day-to-day needs instead.
The good news: many items you'd want to send are available through commissary. Personal hygiene products, undergarments, snacks - your loved one can purchase these directly. Your job is making sure they have funds in their account to buy what they need.
- ✓ Assume personal items you try to mail or drop off (like radios, clothing, and toiletries) won’t be accepted - plan around commissary instead.
- ✓ Have your loved one purchase basics through the commissary system (including personal hygiene items, undergarments, and snacks).
- ✓ Add money to commissary by depositing funds online to the inmate’s commissary account.
- ✓ Keep the inmate’s name or ID number handy, since you’ll need one of those to make an online deposit.
Tip: You can deposit funds online to an inmate's commissary account. You'll need their name or ID number to do it.
Non-allowable property isn't thrown out - it's locked in a secure area for the duration of their stay. When they're released, they get it back. Nothing gets lost; it just stays in storage until then.
Family members can sometimes pick up an inmate's personal property, but only with written permission from the inmate authorizing the release to a specific person. Even with that authorization, approval isn't automatic - the detention center administrator reviews each request individually.
Note: Written permission is required, but it doesn’t guarantee pickup - approval is case-by-case and up to the detention center administrator.
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- ✓ Don’t mail or “drop by” personal property like radios, clothing, or toiletries - those items won’t be accepted.
- ✓ If you’re trying to get essentials to your loved one, focus on commissary purchases (personal hygiene items, undergarments, snacks).
- ✓ If you want to help pay for commissary, deposit funds online directly to the inmate’s commissary account.
- ✓ Before you start an online deposit, get the inmate’s name or ID number.
- ✓ If you’re trying to pick up property, make sure the inmate provides written permission and understand the request will be reviewed case-by-case at the administrator’s discretion.
If pickup isn't approved while they're incarcerated, don't stress. Non-allowable property stays secured and gets returned when they're released. That might help you decide to skip the property questions for now and focus on commissary funding for their immediate needs.
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