Bonner County Jail, ID

Bonner County Jail does have their inmate information roster public. You can find it at the Bonner County Jail official website. If you are not finding an inmate in the Bonner County Jail, you can always call the Bonner County Jail at 208-263-8417.

You will need to have the inmate’s number or their first and last name in order to for the officer to locate them.

Inmates can receive mail. You will need to address it as follows for them to receive your letters:

(INMATE’S FULL NAME – REQUIRED)
(Inmate’s Cell Location and SPN Number)
Bonner County Jail
4001 North Boyer Avenue, Sandpoint, ID, 83864-8066

For safety and security purposes, follow these standards when sending mail to inmates through the U.S. Postal Service. Mail that does not meet these standards may be returned to the sender. These requirements do not apply to Legal Mail.

For the safety of our staff and other inmates, all mail will have to be sent through the United States Postal Service. Mail that does not meet the following requirements stated below will be mailed back to sender. However, Legal Mail is not included in this list.

• Inmates can only receive postcards
• Postage must be pre-printed or metered. No glued-on stamps will be permitted.
• Postcards can be a minimum size of 3.5 inches by 4.25 inches.
• Postcards can be a maximum size of 4.25 inches by 6 inches.
• Postcards (the side you write on) must be white.
• Your message can only be written in blue or black ink pen.

Money can be sent/deposited into an inmate’s account in Bonner County Jail in a few different ways.

In-Person

You can deposit money using your credit, debit card, or cash right in the jail lobby or you can go down to the visitation center lobby.

Online

You can put money in an inmate’s account in Bonner County Jail by using TouchPay. Fees do apply with this service.

Phone

You can also call TouchPay on the phone at 866-232-1899. Fees do apply with this service.

Mail

You can send money orders to the jail Bonner County Jail using either by snail mail also known as United States Postal Service or Western Union. Money orders cannot be larger than $75. The envelope must have “Inmate Accounting” written on it. Do not put your postcard in this envelope as it will be sent back to you along with the money order.

In every housing pod, there is a coinless pay telephone that inmates in Bonner County Jail can use without a fee to reach their legal counsel. However, the other phones will cost inmates to be able to phone home to family and friends.

Any and all visitors wanting to visit an inmate at the Bonner County Jail is required to be on the approved visitation list. This goes for either online visits and visits at the jail.

Appointments need to be made for visits. You must schedule your visit appointment 24-hours prior. You can either schedule online, or by stopping by at the jail. You cannot call the Bonner County Jail to set up an appointment.

Visitation takes place on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM. Inmates who are in maximum-security or being kept in mental health parts of the facility are not permitted to have visitors.

The visiting starts in first in, first out type of fashion. No new visitors will be allowed in 45 minutes before the end of the visit day. 45 minutes before the end of the visit day officers start escorting those who were first in out of the visitor room.

Inmates are permitted 2 30-minute visitation appointments a week while in the Bonner County Jail.