Placer County Jail Family & Friends Information

How to Bail out an Inmate in Placer County

To Bail out or Post Bond for an Inmate in Placer County Jail follow these steps:

• Log in, Register or sign in as a Guest.
• Select Placer County Jail
• Select the Deposit 'type'... Inmate Account or Friends and Family Account.
• Follow the Instructions.

For complete Instructions on How to Bail or Bond an Inmate in Placer County Jail, check out our Inmate Bail page.

Depositing Money for Communicating with an Inmate

How to Make a Deposit for Phone, Email or Visitation using GettingOut.com

Placer County Jail uses GettingOut for some or all of its communication services with an inmate.

If you want to deposit money using this company for your use or your inmate's account, there are four ways to do it:

• Online - They accept all major credit cards including Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.
• At the Placer County Jail using the kiosk in the jail lobby - (cash, debit or credit card) NOTE - Placer County Jail may require identity verification so bring your driver’s license or some other form of ID.
• By phone by calling 866-516-0115 - They have bi-lingual operators are standing by 24 hours 7 days a week to assist you with your deposit. Major credit cards accepted are Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.
• By using their app, either Android or iphone. - All credit cards mentioned above are accepted.

For all the information you need to know, including tips, guidelines and warnings about depositing money in a Placer County Jail inmate's account for communication services, check out our Send Money page.

How Inmates Can Use a Tablet to Access Services at Placer County Jail

To find out how to get access to a tablet for inmate read the following:

1.  First, Register or Sign In to GettingOut/GTL

2.  Purchase the services you want for your Placer County Jail inmate.
3. All inmates have free access to the tablets to read their letters from family & friends, but there are many other services available to keep your inmate busy while incarcerated... such as Games, Books, Music and Movies. These other services come with fees that you can pay for when you pay for phone service.

To learn more about Tablet Rentals for inmates, including the cost, all the services available and everything else you need to know, check out our Tablet Rental Page.

How to Communicate with an Placer County Jail Inmate by Mail and by Email

To mail or email an inmate in Placer County follow these steps:

When mailing a letter or postcard to an inmate, please address your mail as follows:
Inmate's First and Last Name
c/o Placer County Jail
2775 Richardson Drive
Auburn, CA 95603

• All mail sent to an inmate at the Placer County Jail must include the sender's name and mailing address in the top left corner of the envelope or postcard.
• Failure to include your return address will most likely result in your mail NOT being delivered and your letter destroyed.
• The Placer County Jail has a zero-tolerance policy regarding mail violations. 
• All the information you need to understand mail and email policies can be found on our Inmate Mail Page and our Text/Email an Inmate Page.

Emailing Messages & Photos

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If you are not already registered, do so here, or Log in.

Then use the Facility Finder to:
1.  Select Placer County Jail,
2. Add your inmate to your list of contacts,
3. Add a credit or debit card to cover your costs.

• Messages can be up to 500 characters long, including punctuation. At the bottom of your message there is a 'character countdown' feature.  
• After you click the “CONTINUE” button, you can review the cost to send your message to your inmate. You can also attach credits for your inmate to reply to your message.  Be sure to accept the Terms and Conditions and click the “SEND” button for your message to be successfully delivered to your inmate.
• You can also send your Placer County inmate photos and videos.

Customer Service Questions
'Online' Contact Form, or
Call   866-516-0115

Go here to this FAQ to get answers to how the transition to ViaPath from GTL and gettingout will affect your account.

All the information you need to understand mail and email policies for Placer County can be found on our Inmate Mail Page and our Text/Email an Inmate Page.

How to Send a Secure Email Message to an Inmate in Placer County

To send a secure email message to an inmate in Placer County Jail follow these steps:

• Register with Access Corrections by creating an account.
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• Select California, then select Placer County Jail, and then the inmate you want to send your message to.
• Choose the amount of money you want to spend, and input your payment method. The funds can also be used by the inmate to send a message back to you.
• NOTE: All messages between you and your inmate will be permanently recorded and seen by the staff and could be used against your inmate in court.

For all information on how to Text/Email an Inmate in Placer County Jail check out our Secure Messaging Guide for Placer County.

How Do Inmates in Placer County Jail Make Phone Calls?

To receive phone calls from inmates in Placer County, or to assist them in making phone calls to other people, follow these steps:

• Placer County Jail uses the services of IC Solutions.
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• Register with them online or call them at 888-506-8407. 
• Agents are available 24 hours a day, and speak both English & Spanish.
• Services for Placer County inmates and their families and friends include Collect Calling, PIN Debits, Purchasing Calling Cards, Voicemail & Prepaid calls.  In addition, IC Solutions provides secure messaging, sending photos, video phone calls and online deposits for inmates and their families in Placer County.
• Although rates are subject to change, they generally run about $0.21 per minute for phone calls.

Note: All your calls with an inmate are recorded, stored and shared with law enforcement if the conversation deals with your case or any criminal activity. Anything communicated can be used against you or your inmate in court.

For all the information regarding phone calls with Placer County inmates; rules, policies, phone calling times, limits and more visit our Inmate Phone Page.

How to visit an inmate in Placer County California using Video Visitation or visiting an inmate at the jail

To visit an inmate in Placer County follow these steps:

• In addition to visiting inmates at the jail, Placer County Jail uses a video visitation service called IC Solutions.
  
• In order to visit with your inmate online or at the Placer County Jail Video Kiosk, you must first register with IC Solutions.
• Once you are logged into your existing IC Solutions account or have created a new account and are logged in, you must select Register for Video and enter Placer County Jail.
• Then select your Placer County Inmate.
• Then fund your account using either a Visa, Mastercard credit or debit card.
• Lastly, schedule a visit.
• The cost for a remote video visit ranges from $7-10 for 20-25 minute visit. Rates are subject to change.

For full instructions on all the benefits of using IC Solutions to visit a Placer County inmate, visiting an inmate at the jail itself, rates, policies, rules, dress codes, bringing children, attorney and clergy visits and more, go to our official Visit Inmate Page. 

How to Send a Carepack Commissary Package Directly to an Inmate in Placer County

To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Placer County Jail follow these steps:

• Select California, then select Placer County Jail, and then select the 'Send a Package Order' option.
• Register and create an account with Access Securepak, for Placer County.
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• Choose the inmate and the products you want shipped to them, and input your payment method. 
• NOTE: There may be a limit on how much product you can send your inmate in Placer County at any one time.

For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in Placer County Jail check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Placer County.

How to Send Money to an Inmate in Placer County

To send commissary money to an inmate in Placer County Jail follow these steps:

• Register with Access Corrections by creating an account.
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• Select California, then select Placer County Jail, and then the inmate you want to send money to.
• Choose the amount of money you want to send, and input your payment method.

For all information on how to Send Money to an inmate's account check out our full money and commissary guide for Placer County Jail.