Address:
255 East Gurley Street
Prescott, AZ 86301
Phone:
928-771-3286
Because of concerns for the safety and wellness of both staff and inmates at the Downtown Prescott Detention Holding in Prescott, Arizona, contact visits of any type may be suspended. Even if they have visits, from time to time, face masks may be required.
Approved Non-contact visits with family, friends and the inmate’s lawyers may still be allowed when at-home or onsite video visitation is not available, however given that new guidelines are changing daily please check the visitation page or call 928-771-3286 for updates.
At-home and onsite video visitation guidelines for Downtown Prescott Detention Holding, when this service is available, can be found by going to the visitation information page.
We highly recommend that you call 928-771-3286 first for any changes due to staff shortages or other unforeseen circumstances, including whether your inmate has become ill and is unable to be in the general population where video kiosks are available.
Experts in the study of the COVID-19 are anticipating that spread of the virus will be a ongoing concern for Yavapai County, the state of Arizona and the entire United States until well into 2024 and maybe even beyond. We are witnessing the virus becoming more contagious, but less deadly over time. Many people think that the 'more contagious, but less deadly' variants will infect so many people that a higher level of natural immunity for the majority of Americans will be the end result.
Whether the inmates are safe from contracting the coronavirus depends entirely on two things:
At this stage most people who get the coronavirus show very few symptoms beyond what you might experience with a bad cold or a mild case of the common flu. Newer variants are turning out to be less deadly than the common flu we experience every year.
Studies that have been done are showing that the hardest hit are those 60 years of age and older, those with pre-existing medical issues like diabetes, leukemia or obese individuals. Young men and women rarely become very ill, and when they do, seem to recover quickly.
Given the close proximity of inmates and staff to each other in this lockup, it is going to be very difficult to prevent the spread of COVID-19 once it is introduced into the facility as the virus can spread via the microscopic vapor that we release every time we speak, cough or sneeze.
We will continuously update this page as the virus changes and new policies are instituted.
For inmates receiving mail in the Downtown Prescott Detention Holding there are different addresses and policies depending on the inmate's status, as well as what type of mail they are receiving; personal mail, legal mail, subscriptions or books sent from a third-party such as Amazon.
All mail is to be shipped to the Downtown Prescott Detention Holding:
Inmate's Full Name
Yavapai Detention Center
2830 N Commonwealth Drive, Suite 105
Camp Verde, AZ 86322
For complete information on mail policies, what you can send an inmate and what address to send them, check out our Inmate Mail page.
To rent a tablet for an inmate in Yavapai County follow these instructions:
If you have any questions:
For all Yavapai County information on Tablet Rentals for your inmate, check out our Tablet Rental Page.
Downtown Prescott Detention Holding uses a service called allpaid (also known as GovPay Now) for paying an inmate's Bail Bond online for an inmate.
Register with them online or call them at 877-392-2455 for assistance.
For full information on paying an inmate's bond and getting them released after they have been arrested in Yavapai County, check out our Inmate Bail Page.
If you want to deposit money online for an inmate in Yavapai County you may also be able to use allpaid.
Register with them online or call them at 888-604-7888 for depositing inmate commissary money assistance 24 hours a day.
For full information about depositing money for an inmate, deposit limits and helpful instructions, visit our Send Money to an Inmate page for Yavapai County.
To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Downtown Prescott Detention Holding follow these steps:
For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in Downtown Prescott Detention Holding, as well as sending money to the inmate so that they can purchase their own items, check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Yavapai County.
Downtown Prescott Detention Holding uses the services of JPAY for you to send money to an inmate's trust fund / commissary account.
You can send money to an inmate/offender's commissary/spendable account through the Send Money page.
There are several ways to send money to an inmate/offender in Yavapai County.
You will need:
The Yavapai County Inmate's Correctional ID number and their last name
Downtown Prescott Detention Holding or the receive code.
You can visit the MoneyGram website to find locations near you.
5. Money Order - Inmate's Name must be on the Money Order
Inmate Name and Inmate ID#
Downtown Prescott Detention Holding address.
6. Lobby Kiosk
You can use a debit or credit card in the jail lobby kiosk to send funds to an inmate/offender.
For all information on how to Send Money to an inmate's account check out our full money and commissary guide for Downtown Prescott Detention Holding.
To set up a phone account so that your inmate can call you from Yavapai County do the following:
1. Enroll in an account with Securus Technologies.
2. Choose one of three account types, Securus Debit, Advance Connect or Direct Bill.
3. Choose [facility_name_1}, then connect with your inmate.
4. If you have any questions, call Securus: 972-734-1111 or 800-844-6591.
To find out fees, how to's, calling times, limits on phone calls and other systems Securus has do that you can communicate with your Yavapai County inmate, check out our Inmate Phone Page.
NOTE: All of your inmate's phone calls are recorded and stored. It is advised not to discuss their pending case.
To send a text or email message to a Yavapai County inmate, do the following:
Downtown Prescott Detention Holding uses Securus eMessaging for Inmate Email.
Register here. (You are already registered if you signed up with Securus for 'Phone' or 'Remote Visitation' in Yavapai County or any jail or prison in the country).
Steps:
1. Sign up for eMessaging
2. Find your Yavapai County inmate.
3. Purchase a book of Securus ‘stamps’.
4. Type & Send message.
For all Yavapai County information for sending secure messages to an inmate in Downtown Prescott Detention Holding, including instructions, video examples, fees, limits, tablet rentals and more, check out out Text/Email an Inmate Page.
To schedule and set up a visit, either at-the-jail or remotely from your home, follow these instructions:
To get more complete instructions, and understand visit lengths, times, locations, fees and all the other rules including children, dress codes and more, check out or Visit Inmate Page.
NOTE: All visits are recorded and whatever you say and do will be monitored. It is best to never discuss sensitive information regarding your inmate's pending case.
