Phone, mail, packages, and commissary

Phone Calls

Please contact us if you have information to share about phone calls to and from loved ones inside San Mateo County jails.

Mail

Paper Mail

  • Paper mail is not allowed in San Mateo County jails. Learn more about community efforts protesting this harmful policy.

  • Paper mail will be scanned and uploaded onto jail tablets. Paper mail should be addressed to:

    • Smart Communication-San Mateo County Jail 

    • Attention to (insert INMATE NAME-ID NUMBER)

    • P.O. BOX 9126

    • Seminole, FL 33775-9126

  • Information and rules for sending paper mail are on the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office website.

Electronic Mail

All mail is subject to search by the Sheriff’s Office.

Packages

  • Commissary: visit Access Corrections to order a commissary package for someone in jail.

  • Books: all publications – books, newspapers, magazines, periodicals, etc. – must be mailed directly from the publisher. All others will be returned to the sender. (Examples:

    • Delivery Address:

      • If the recipient is in Maguire Correctional Facility –

        Maguire Correctional Facility

        Attention (insert INMATE NAME – ID NUMBER)

        300 Bradford Street

        Redwood City, CA 94063

      • If the recipient is in Maple Street Correctional Center –

        Maple Street Correctional Center

        Attention (insert INMATE NAME – ID NUMBER)

        1300 Maple Street

        Redwood City, CA 94063

Look up someone’s ID number and location on the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office website.

Commissary

To put money in a loved one’s account:

Purchase limit is once per month, and the value may not to exceed $100.00.