How to send messages, photos, and packages
McCracken County Jail uses Combined Public Communications (CPC) for inmate phone service. Options include collect calls, prepaid phone cards, and prepaid accounts. Direct Pay rates run $0.15 per minute for local calls and $0.50 per minute for long-distance. Phone cards are issued to inmates through their inmate account on Tuesdays only—funds must hit the account by 12:00 PM Tuesday to get a $10 card that week. The lobby kiosk also sells $10 or $20 phone cards, but it doesn't make change, and the facility isn't responsible for the kiosk or any change issues.
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Sending mail to someone at McCracken County Jail? The address depends on whether it's regular mail or legal mail. Here are the exact formats, plus what you need to know about publications and care packages.
Regular inmate mail goes to the jail's P.O. Box. Legal mail goes to the street address—and you'll need to label it as such.
Combined Public Communications (CPC) provides inmate phone service at McCracken County Jail, with options for collect calls, prepaid phone cards, and prepaid accounts.
Direct Pay rates are listed as $0.15 per minute for local calls and $0.50 per minute for long-distance calls.
Inmates can get phone cards through their inmate account on Tuesdays only, as long as funds are on the account by 12:00 PM on Tuesday. A lobby kiosk also sells $10 and $20 phone cards, but it does not make change and the facility is not responsible for the kiosk or change.
Address personal mail to the inmate’s full name and booking/ID at P.O. Box 76550, Highland Heights, KY 41076.
Send legal mail to McCracken County Jail, 400 Clarence Gaines St, Paducah, KY 42003. Legal mail is handled differently from regular correspondence and follows separate processing rules.
No. Magazines shall not be mailed or subscribed for delivery to the jail.
McCracken County Jail offers two ways to visit by video: free onsite visits at the jail, or paid online visits from wherever you are. Which one makes sense for you depends on cost, travel time, and how many visits you want each week.
McCracken County's phone-card system is straightforward once you know the key rule: cards are issued on Tuesdays, and the money has to be in the account by noon.
Getting money onto an inmate's account at McCracken County Jail is straightforward once you know the approved methods. Here are the three ways to deposit funds, plus a rule that affects how much actually reaches your person's account.
