How to deposit funds, commissary, and payment options
Van Zandt County Detention Center uses the inmate messaging system at www.NCIC.com for sending documents, photos, and messages to people in custody. Commissary money goes into an Inmate Trust Fund account. In Texas, you can typically add funds through approved online vendors, facility kiosks, ACH debits, or by mailing a money order or cashier's check. Follow the facility's centralized deposit instructions exactly. Do not send cash or personal checks. Be prepared for service fees and vendor or kiosk processing rules. If you need to track a deposit, the Inmate Trust Fund office can confirm whether it was received. However, balances and transaction details are only available to the inmate.
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Use the Van Zandt County inmate messaging system at www.NCIC.com to send documents, photos, and messages to an inmate.
In Texas, accepted options typically include approved online vendors, facility kiosks, ACH debits, or mailed money orders and cashier's checks. Expect service fees with vendor and kiosk deposits, and each has its own processing rules.
No. The Inmate Trust Fund office can confirm that a deposit was received, but it will not provide account balances or transaction details to anyone except the inmate.
Sending mail to someone at Van Zandt County Jail? Copy the JailATM vendor address exactly and make sure the inmate's full name and ID are clearly visible on the outside—that's the fastest way to avoid rejected or misdirected letters.
Van Zandt County's jail mail process runs on electronic delivery. If you send a physical letter, it gets scanned and delivered to your loved one on a kiosk. The original paper won't make it through.
Mail rules at Van Zandt County Jail have changed over time, so getting the right address and format matters. Here's the current process (as of August 2025) for personal mail, plus the limits that can get a letter rejected.
