How to Send Money & Use Commissary at Silverbow County Jail

Money you deposit doesn't go straight to snacks and basics. The jail satisfies the $25 booking fee first, plus any medical co-pay fees (capped at $10 for medical services and prescriptions). Whatever remains becomes the spendable commissary balance.

How to Mail

• ✓ Mail commissary money to the detention center only as cash or a cashier’s check.
• ✓ Don’t include a letter with commissary funds - letters sent with funds won’t be accepted and will be destroyed.
• ✓ Don’t plan to bring money during a visit - money has to be mailed in.

Keep commissary money separate from personal mail. Tuck cash or a cashier's check into a letter and the detention center won't accept it - the letter will be destroyed. Send funds on their own and save your message for a separate piece of mail.

Once the booking fee and any medical co-pays are covered, inmates can spend their remaining balance on commissary items like candy, snacks, and beverages. The facility also uses commissary revenue to buy things for inmates - TVs, cable, newspapers, board games, and indigent supplies.

Timing Tips

• ✓ If you’re mailing money for commissary, stick to cash or a cashier’s check - other forms aren’t accepted.
• ✓ Mail funds without a letter. Letters included with commissary money won’t be accepted and will be destroyed.
• ✓ If your loved one says their commissary balance looks lower than expected, remember the $25 booking fee and any medical co‑pay fees are taken first before money is available for commissary.

Planning a visit? Silverbow County Jail doesn't allow visitors to drop off money in person. Commissary funds have to be mailed in.

If something doesn't add up after you send funds - especially if the inmate still can't buy anything - ask whether the $25 booking fee or medical co-pay fees are being satisfied first. Call the detention center directly for clarification on how deposits are applied.