Phone, mail, packages, and commissary
Information from the Marin County Sheriff’s Office FAQ Page:
Once housed in the jail, an inmate has access to a telephone in each housing unit. These telephones can only make outgoing calls. They cannot receive calls. The calls made from the housing unit telephones are either collect or made with prepaid calling cards that are available through the facility commissary. Collect calls can be placed to phone numbers where collect calling is not restricted. Collect calls cannot be made to cellular telephones, answering machines, or third party calls.
Under certain circumstances, phone numbers can be blocked so that inmates from within the facility cannot call those numbers. Those circumstances may include, but are not limited to, restraining order violations, harassment, and intimidation of a victim or witness. In addition, the inmate phone system will provide instructions to call recipients that they may block access to their phone numbers from jail inmates.
The Custody staff is not allowed to take telephone messages for inmates. If you need to contact an inmate regarding a family emergency or other emergency situation, you may contact the housing Sergeant at (415) 499-7316.
Phone Calls
Marin County Jail guidelines for paper mail delivery.
Electronic mail can be sent via Access Corrections.
Deposit money in a loved one’s account:
Online: via Access Corrections.
By phone: 1-866-345-1884. (Inmate ID# required; Look up ID# on the County Booking Log)
In person: kiosks in the jail lobby accepts cash and credit/debit cards for a fee.
By mailed money order: money orders can be sent to the jail made out to the Marin County Jail. (Include Inmate ID# required; Look up ID# on the County Booking Log)
Inmate Trust Accounts
Deposit money in a loved one’s account:
Online: via Access Corrections.
Connectnetwork.com is a service you can use to order links for inmates to purchase: messaging-type of email service, music streaming, games, e-books, FM radio and TV audio for use with a tablet. You can also use Global-Tel Link to set up pre-paid phone calls via Advance Pay or by calling 1-866-230-7761 or through the GTL Kiosk located in the lobby. Books or Magazines must be purchased directly from publisher or bookstore and must be sent to the jail by them to the inmates’ attention. Inmates are only allowed a total of 5 soft-covered books or magazines.