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Option 1 - Dropping Money at the Jail
Bring money to the jail in person.
Either the jail personnel will process the Inmate Account payment or you will use a self-serve kiosk in the lobby that accepts cash, debit or Visa and MC credit cards.
Option 2 - Mail the Inmate Deposit to the Jail
Mailing a deposit takes more time to process than the other methods but can be done if you live too far away to bring it in person.
Never send cash. Always send a Money Order from the US Post Office.
Make the Money Order out to the inmate and put their Inmate ID# in memo section of the Money Order.
Mail to the West County Detention Facility:
5555 Giant Highway
Richmond, CA 94806
For complete information on depositing money at the West County Detention Facility, including limits, where to drop or mail them and anything else, check out our Inmate Money page.
Pigeonly allows you to physically or digitally send an inmate:
Pigeonly offers a service where you don't even have to use the USPS to send the inmate mail, but can send your letters and photos directly from your phone or computer. There are several plans; monthly and annual, that come with a fee, but save you the trouble of dealing with writing and mailing letters the old school way.
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For complete information on using pigeonly to mail letters, email letters, cards, photos, articles, as well as find out pricing plans, check out our Inmate Email page or Inmate Mail page.
Postcards
The West County Detention Facility allows inmates to receive pre-metered postcards like the type purchased from the post office. They may also allow certain photo postcards as long as they have not been tampered with or contain images that may be considered to be obscene or violent in nature.
Envelopes
The West County Detention Facility also allows envelopes to be mailed to inmates.
Postcards and envelopes MUST be mailed to the following address:
Inmate Name – Booking Number
West County Detention Facility - 1118
PO Box 96777
Las Vegas, NV 89193
Legal Mail
Send all legal Mail to this Address:
Inmate Name – Booking Number
West County Detention Facility
5555 Giant Highway
Richmond, CA 94806
Newspapers
Local or national newspapers may also be mailed to the inmate as long as they are mailed directly from the newspaper publisher.
Magazines
News, special interest or sports magazines may also be mailed to an inmate as long as they are shipped directly from the publisher. Any magazines that contain profanity, weapons, pornography or other content that is adult in nature will be confiscated by the jail staff and will NOT be delivered to the inmate.
Books
The West County Detention Facility allows books to be mailed directly to the jail from a reputable source such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Books-A-Million. You can order them directly from your computer and have them shipped to the inmate at the address below.
Books must NOT contain images or content that are considered excessively violent, pornographic or obscene. Any book that does not meet the West County Detention Facility standards will be disposed of. No more than three books may be shipped at any one time.
Hard cover books will not be accepted by the jail due to their potential to be used as a weapon.
All newspapers, magazines and books are to be shipped to:
Inmate Name – Booking Number
West County Detention Facility
5555 Giant Highway
Richmond, CA 94806
Follow these instructions on how to open an account with GTL Connect Network (aka Viapath Technologies)
For full instructions on the West County Detention Facility Inmate Phone System, what the costs are, how it works, and tips and guidelines on rules, regulations and saving money on calls, check out our Inmate Phones Page.
To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in West County Detention Facility follow these steps:
For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in West County Detention Facility check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Contra Costa County.
To send commissary money to an inmate in West County Detention Facility follow these steps:
For all information on how to Send Money to an inmate's account check out our full money and commissary guide for West County Detention Facility.