Address:
Southwest Detention Center - Riverside County Corrections
30755-B Auld Road
Murrieta, CA 92563
Phone:
951-696-3050
Because of concerns for the safety and wellness of both staff and inmates at the Cois M. Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta, California, 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 951-696-3470 for updates.
At-home and onsite video visitation guidelines for Cois M. Byrd Detention Center, when this service is available, can be found by going to the visitation information page.
We highly recommend that you call 951-696-3470 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 Riverside County, the state of California 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.
There are four ways to deposit money in an inmate's account in the Riverside County Corrections system:
1. Mailing a Payment - $200 maximum
Sending an inmate a US Postal Money Order by mail... and ONLY US Postal Money Orders.
Mailing Address:
(Inmate Name & Booking Number)
Cois M. Byrd Detention Center
30755-B Auld Road
Murrieta, CA 92563
2. Dropping off a payment - Depositing $200 maximum in the Jail Lobby Kiosk
When dropping off an inmate's money in person, the Cois M. Byrd Detention Center kiosk will only accept:
Locations to drop off inmate money:
Blythe Jail - 7 Days a week 8:00AM to 11:00PM.
Indio Jail - Monday - Friday - 8:00AM to 9:00PM.
Presley - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Smith - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Cois Bird - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
3. Online Deposit Using Access Corrections - Visa, Mastercard only.
4. Deposit over the phone using Access Corrections by calling 866-345-1884 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
To get full and complete information on the four methods of depositing money for an inmate in Cois M. Byrd Detention Center, sending them commissary, how much you can send, how much they can spend, and more, check out our Inmate Money page.
Envelopes
The Cois M. Byrd Detention Center allows regular envelopes to be mailed to inmates. You can send up to 10 photos at a time. There are a large number of restictions that are oulined on the Inmate Mail page. Read all these restrictions completely or it is likely your inmate will never receive your letter.
Envelopes MUST be mailed to the following address:
(Inmate Name & Booking Number)
Cois M. Byrd Detention Center
30755-B Auld Road
Murrieta, CA 92563
Newspapers, Magazines & Books
Local or national newspapers, news, special interest or sports magazines, and soft cover books may also be mailed to the inmate as long as they are mailed directly from the publisher or a third party service such as Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
All newspapers, magazines and books are to be shipped to:
(Inmate Name & Booking Number)
Cois M. Byrd Detention Center
30755-B Auld Road
Murrieta, CA 92563
For complete mail policies of what is allowed and what is NOT allowed, pertaining to inmate mail, newspapers, magazines, books or anything else mailed or shipped to an inmate, check out out Inmate Mail Page.
To set up a phone account so that your inmate can call you from Riverside 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 Riverside 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 commissary money to an inmate in Cois M. Byrd Detention Center follow these steps:
For all information on how to Send Money to an inmate's account check out our full money and commissary guide for Cois M. Byrd Detention Center.
To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Cois M. Byrd Detention Center follow these steps:
For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in Cois M. Byrd Detention Center check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Riverside County.