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Mail to Inmates

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CHANGE IN MAILING ADDRESS FOR INMATE MAIL.
Any personal mail for inmates received after October 10, 2022, that is not addressed to the Phoenix, Maryland, address below will be Returned to Sender.

1) PERSONAL MAIL FOR INMATES 
You may write to your family member.  Mail should be addressed as follows:

La Plata County Jail
Name of inmate, Inmate Name Number

P.O. Box 247
Phoenix, MD  21131

  • You may only send letters and photographs. Photographs CANNOT be Polaroids or computer generated color photos.

  • DO NOT send the following items to inmates: extra stamps, paper, gifts, post cards, or greeting cards. The La Plata County Jail WILL NOT accept these items for inmates.  Any mail with a foreign substance on it, such as, perfume, lipstick, etc... will be returned to sender.

 

2) MONEY ORDERS FOR INMATES 

The name of the inmate on the Money Order must be written clearly and be legible.
Money orders for inmates MUST be addressed as follows:

Inmate Payments
c/o La Plata County Jail

742 Turner Drive
Durango, CO  81303



3) LEGAL MAIL FOR INMATES

Legal mail for inmates can still be sent to:

Inmate's Name
c/o La Plata County Jail

742 Turner Drive
Durango, CO  81303



4) BOOKS FOR INMATES

You may purchase new, paperback books for inmates housed at the La Plata County Detention Facility. 
Hard cover books will be placed in the inmate's property and will NOT be distributed to inmates.

New books must be mailed directly from the business where they were purchased and sent directly to the inmate.

The books should be addressed as follows: 

Inmate's Name
c/o La Plata County Jail

742 Turner Drive
Durango, CO  81303