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For inmates receiving mail in the Salt Lake County Metro Jail 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 Salt Lake County Metro Jail:
Inmate's Full Name & SO #
c/o Salt Lake County Metro Jail
3415 S. 900 W.
Salt Lake City, UT 84119
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 mail or email an inmate in Salt Lake County follow these steps:
When mailing a letter or postcard to an inmate, please follow these instructions:
Emailing Messages & Photos
Facility_name_1} contracts with GTL GettingOut, the same service that handles iInmate Phone Systems and Video Visitation, for sending secure messages and photos between you and your inmate.
If you are not already registered, do so here, or Log in.
Then use the Facility Finder to:
1. Select Salt Lake County Metro Jail,
2. Add your inmate to your list of contacts,
3. Add a credit or debit card to cover your costs.
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 Salt Lake County can be found on our Inmate Mail Page and our Text/Email an Inmate Page.
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 Salt Lake County Metro 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.
To visit an inmate in Salt Lake County, whether by video or in person 'at the jail', follow these steps:
Other than 'at the jail' visits between you and your inmate, which is explained and outlined in detail on our Visit Inmate Page, Salt Lake County remote video inmate visitation can be done using the services of GettingOut.
There are three ways to remotely visit your inmate in Salt Lake County Metro Jail:
1. Using the GettingOut Kiosk at the jail.
2. Using your computer from home.
3. Using your phone on the GettingOut apps.
To remotely visit an inmate in Salt Lake County follow these steps:
1. Start by confirming that Salt Lake County Metro Jail's Video Visitation is working correctly by looking up Salt Lake County here.
2. The next step is to create an account here for GettingOut.
3. Then add funds to your account.
4. Last, select Salt Lake County Metro Jail, and then the inmate you wish to communicate with.
Other Salt Lake County Services provided by GettingOut:
- Phone Calls & Voicemail
- Email, Photo & Video Sharing
- Inmate Tablet Rental
- Deposits
Customer Service
If you have any questions about the Salt Lake County Metro Jail Visitation Services you can call them at 866-516-0115.
Frequently Asked Questions
* All the information you need to have complete knowledge about inmate visitation; policies, rules, fees, schedules, tips, dress codes, and children, lawyers and clergy visitation in Salt Lake County, can be found on our Visit Inmate Page.
Salt Lake County Metro Jail Phone: 801-743-5000
To Deposit Money in an inmate's account follow these steps:
**NOTE** GTL is in a transition merging into a new company called ViaPath Technologies.
All the information you need to understand depositing money into an inmate's trust fund, specifically for phone calls, but also for Commissary, in Salt Lake County, can be found on our Send Money Page.
Follow these instructions on how to open an account with GTL Connect Network (aka Viapath Technologies)
For full instructions on the Salt Lake County Metro Jail Inmate Phone System, what the costs are, how it works, and tips and guidelines on rules, regulations and saving money on calls, check out our Inmate Phones Page.
To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Salt Lake County Metro Jail follow these steps:
For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages to an inmate in Salt Lake County Metro Jail check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Salt Lake County.