Gila County Jail Inmate Mail
Mail Restrictions - Send Inmates Pre-metered Postcards Only
The Gila County Jail in Globe takes personal mail on postcards only. A letter in an envelope from a friend or relative will not be delivered, but lawyers and others working on the case may still mail envelopes. Everything goes to the jail's post office box in Globe, and staff go over each piece for drugs and other contraband before it is handed out Monday through Friday.
Postcards, legal mail and publications:
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID#
Gila County Jail
P.O. Box 311
Globe, Arizona 85502
- The right postcard: Pick up plain white postcards at the post office with the postage already printed on them. If you stick a regular stamp on a card, it gets sent back.
- On the front: Address the card to the inmate's full name and their inmate ID number, and look the person up in the inmate search first to get that number.
- Your name and address: Put both in the top left corner. A card without them will most likely be thrown out instead of delivered.
- Pens only: Blue or black ink. Leave off crayon, felt markers, colored ink, lipstick, perfume and stickers.
- Who the inmate can write to: Friends and family are fine. Co-defendants, people held in any jail or prison, and anyone covered by a no-contact order are not.
- Books: New paperbacks only, mailed straight from a publisher or a store. A hardcover is turned away, and so is anything very violent, pornographic or obscene.
- Magazines and newspapers: These have to come straight from the publisher. Staff remove any issue with cursing, weapons or adult content.
- Stamps and gifts: Don't mail stamps, because inmates buy their own at commissary. Packages come only through the jail's commissary service.
- Breaking the rules: The jail has zero tolerance for mail violations. An inmate can lose mail privileges, and drugs or weapons found in the mail can lead to criminal charges.
- Photos and money: Pictures can be shared through electronic messages once staff approve them. To add money to an account, send money online.