How to deposit funds, commissary, and payment options
Pierce County Jail accepts money by internet deposit (credit card) or by phone. To deposit by phone, call 1-866-232-1899 and use Facility Locator Number 298402. For inmate telephone accounts specifically, call 1-800-844-6591. Commissary funds must be received by Sunday at 9 p.m. since commissary is distributed weekly. Inmates with less than $1 in their account can qualify for limited indigent commissary items (hygiene and writing materials only). Civil fee deposits accept cash, attorney's checks, money orders, and checks from government agencies. For questions about commissary or inmate funds, call jail administration at (253) 798-4668.
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Want to help someone at Pierce County Jail cover commissary or phone calls? Timing is everything. Here's how to send money, add phone funds, and work around the Sunday 9 p.m. commissary cutoff.
Getting money onto an inmate's account at Pierce County Jail is straightforward once you know your options. Here are the three methods the jail accepts, plus the weekly commissary cutoff you'll need to hit so funds arrive in time.
You can send money by internet deposit (credit card) or by phone. Call 1-866-232-1899 and use Facility Locator Number 298402. To add funds to an inmate telephone account, call 1-800-844-6591.
Commissary money must be received by Sunday evening at 9 p.m. for all inmates.
If an inmate has less than $1 in their account, they may receive limited indigent commissary items. These are restricted to hygiene and writing materials, and commissary is distributed weekly.
At Pierce County Jail, the inmate schedules in-person visits, not visitors. Show up without being on the schedule, and you'll be turned away, no matter how far you drove.
Mailing letters, photos, or other paper items to someone at Pierce County Jail? Plan for them to receive a scanned copy, not the original. Since April 2020, the jail has used a scan-and-shred process for incoming mail. That changes what your loved one can actually keep in hand.
Pierce County Jail scans all incoming mail and delivers copies to inmates — not the originals. Here's how the system works, why you won't get your letters back, and how to address your envelope correctly.
