Jail Visitation Rules

Prisoner workers (kitchen, server, etc.) will not be allowed visits during their scheduled work hours. The prisoner is responsible for notifying visitors of housing location changes and/or work assignments.
Prisoners are permitted two (2) visits per week and three visitors will be allowed to visit a prisoner. Children 17 years and under must be accompanied by their parent/legal guardian. An adult must accompany a child wanting to visit their parent or legal guardian.
Every visitor 16 years of age or older must have a government issued ID (Drivers License or State ID), Driving privilege cards and school ID’s are not acceptable forms of identification.
No visiting is permitted during meal times beginning at 11:00 a.m. through 12:30 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. through 5:30 p.m.
Visits may be pre-scheduled up to seven days in advance by calling 743-5000. Visiting reservations must be made no later than 11:00 p.m. (2300), the day prior to the day of the visiting reservation. No same day telephone reservations will be scheduled.
Cancellations and/or changes to existing visiting reservations must be made no later than one hour prior to the scheduled visit.
Requests to visit outside of normal visiting hours and/or days will be handled on a case-by-case basis.
There will be times when a prisoner is unavailable or refuses a visit. Visits also on occasion may be delayed or cancelled due to operational incidents in the jail.

** Money must be posted on account by 11:30 PM the day the order is submitted.
Orders will be picked up from housing units by 0700 hours the next morning.

Funds may be placed on prisoners’ accounts from 8:00 a.m. through 3:30 p.m. & from 4:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Funds will be accepted in the form of a money order or cash for the exact amount. We do not have the ability to give or make change. Personal checks will not be accepted

Mailing Address & Locations:

Prisoner's Name (and SO# if known)
c/o Salt Lake County Metro Jail
3415 S. 900 W.
Salt Lake City, UT 84119

Incoming mail will be opened and inspected for contraband before being delivered to the prisoner.

All materials, except paper products and photographs up to 4X6 are considered contraband.

Incoming mail containing the following will be returned to sender. In some cases items will be removed and discarded. If this is cannot be done without destroying text or pictures, they will be returned.

Stamps   -   Soiled Paper   -   Tape   -    Stickers
Glue   -    Lipstick   -    Staples   -    Envelopes
Paper clips   -    Nude photographs   -    Watermarks
Prisoner to prisoner correspondence (unless pre-approved)
Crayon   -    Instant Photographs   -    Photo Stickers
Glitter or Confetti   -    Paint marks
Mail containing more than four (4) Photographs

Enclosed blank paper, envelopes, or other writing materials will be discarded.

Stamps and stamped envelopes are contraband and will be returned.

Photographs depicting gang signs or paraphernalia are contraband and will be returned to sender. If the sender is unknown, mail will be held for 90 days. If it is unclaimed in that time period, it will be sent back to the United States Postal Office.

Bulk rate mail will be refused or discarded, except for paid subscriptions, and materials received from a recognized religious organization directed to named prisoner.

If any incoming mail is rejected, the sender, if known and the prisoner addressee will be notified in writing.

Prisoners may receive soft cover books and periodicals directly from a publisher, book club, or book retailer (including internet retailers).

If money is in the form of cash, the cash will be credited to the prisoner’s account and a receipt issued. Money orders, cashier checks or a certified bank check not made out to the prisoner, or lacking a return address of the sender, is contraband and will be placed in the prisoner’s property. If the money is certified check or money order, the prisoner’s commissary account will be credited and a receipt issued.

If money is received after a prisoner is released, checks and money orders will be mailed back to the sender. Cash will be added to the prisoner’s account balance.

Always remember to write the prisoner’s name and SO# on the envelopes and money orders. This expedites delivery of prisoner mail and allows for quicker deposits on the prisoner’s account.
(Revised 10-12-05)