Placer County Jail / Auburn - CA

Visiting Placer County Jail / Auburn takes some prep, but the rules are straightforward. Check in at least 30 minutes before your visit and be ready to pass through a walk-through metal detector—remove metal items beforehand. In-person adult visits at Auburn and South Placer last 30 minutes, with visiting time split so only one adult uses the station at a time. Bring an acceptable photo ID: driver's license, military ID, passport, immigration card, or state ID. IDs expired by no more than two years may be accepted if they still show your likeness. Visitors may be searched, and refusing a search can end your visit. Cell phones and personal electronics aren't allowed in visiting areas. On-site and remote video visitation are also available—check the facility's PDF links for enrollment and scheduling instructions.

Staying in touch with someone at Placer County's South Placer Jail (Auburn)? Start with video visitation. The jail offers remote video visits for select housing units at $9.99 for 30 minutes. You'll need to register and schedule at least 24 hours ahead. Follow the facility's PDF guides for enrollment and scheduling—they cover both on-site and remote options. To fund communications, family members can add money using supported deposit methods, including phone-based deposits through the vendor listed for account top-ups. Some in-person visit restrictions—like the 120-day custody rule and visitor limits—don't apply to video visits, so check the jail's instructions before planning. During transitions to new statewide platforms, you may need to create an account and add prepaid funds for video or electronic messaging.

At the Placer County Juvenile Detention Facility in Auburn, address mail to the youth by full name at the facility's Juvenile Detention Facility address. Staff screen both incoming and outgoing mail. Legal mail is handled separately during contraband checks and treated differently from regular correspondence. On every envelope, include the youth's full booked name and your printed return name and address. If you have a booking identifier, adding it helps with routing. Keep letters simple—content and format rules typically restrict heavy decorations, certain photo types (including Polaroids), and anything that could hide contraband. Before sending books, packages, or money, check the facility's juvenile mail guidance for what's allowed and how to send it.

Placer County Jail in Auburn offers several ways to add commissary funds. Make deposits or place commissary orders through the MyCarePack online portal, deposit by phone using Smart Deposit/Access Corrections, or use Smart Deposit kiosks in the jail lobbies. Prefer mail? Money orders or cashier's checks up to $150 are accepted for commissary only—the purchaser must fill in their information on the payment. Lobby kiosks accept cash, credit cards, and permanent bank ATM/debit cards. Smart Deposit charges transaction fees based on the gross deposit amount, so check the vendor's fee table before paying. To make the week's commissary delivery, submit deposits by midnight on Mondays.