Where to Mail Letters and Money for Someone at Waukesha County Jail

Sending a personal letter, card, or photos? You'll use Waukesha County's third-party digital mail address through Viapath. Your mail goes to a P.O. Box in Phoenix, Maryland, where it gets scanned and processed. The address format matters - make sure you include the facility name/state and the incarcerated person's name and number exactly right.

Don't send legal mail to the Viapath scanning address. If you do, it gets returned to you - not forwarded to the jail. This can cause serious delays if you're trying to meet a court deadline or get documents to someone fast.

Legal mail, checks, and money orders go directly to the facility's P.O. Box in Waukesha. Include the incarcerated person's first and last name so staff can route it correctly: Waukesha County Jail, P.O. Box 0217, Waukesha, WI 53187-0217.

• ✓ Send funds only as a certified check, cashier’s check, or money order
• ✓ Do not send cash
• ✓ Do not send personal checks
• ✓ Address mailed-in funds to: Waukesha County Jail, Attention: Correctional Services Assistant, P.O. Box 0217, Waukesha, WI 53187-0217

The digital mail system is for letters and photos - not packages. Boxes and catalogs get returned to the sender. Physical mail is only kept for 30 days. Need it held longer? You'll have to coordinate directly with Viapath.

1. Write the facility line - “Waukesha County Jail, WI”.
2. Add the person’s name and number - “Jane Doe #12345” (use the inmate name and inmate name # format).
3. Use the Viapath P.O. Box - “P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131”.

1. Use the facility P.O. Box address - “Waukesha County Jail, P.O. Box 0217, Waukesha, WI 53187-0217”.
2. Include the inmate’s full name - list the inmate’s first and last name on the mailing address.
3. Address it to the right attention line - for mailed-in funds, address it to “Attention: Correctional Services Assistant.”