Money, Mail and Phone Calls at Lenawee County Jail
The Lenawee County Jail offers inmate account deposits, collect phone calls, incoming mail, commissary access, and property handling through the Lenawee County Sheriff’s Office. Account-based services use contracted systems including Touchpay and Aramark ICare Packages. Before money, calls, or mail are arranged, the person’s custody at the jail should be confirmed because a transfer changes the destination and service route. The inmate’s full legal name and inmate number are the key identifiers to keep available, and the inmate number is specifically required for Touchpay deposits and iCare purchases.
How to Put Money on an Inmate's Books in Lenawee County
Get the inmate number. The Lenawee County Jail uses an inmate number for account transactions. For Touchpay deposits made online or by telephone, the depositor also needs the jail’s facility number, 249201.
Choose the deposit route. Money can be added through Touchpay online, through Touchpay by telephone, or at the kiosk in the jail visitation area. The county’s Corrections Division identifies Touchpay as the service for online inmate commissary deposits.
Supply the required account information. Online and telephone deposits use facility number 249201 together with the inmate number. The jail does not use mailed cash or checks as one of its listed family deposit routes.
Confirm the transaction before sending more money. The depositor should confirm that the transaction was accepted through the route used for the deposit and avoid making a duplicate payment while the first transaction is being resolved.
Money already in an inmate’s possession at admission is placed into the inmate account. The inmate can use account funds for commissary, haircuts, booking fees, bond, and other needs handled through the jail. The jail does not release that money back to friends or family and does not write checks from the account to pay an inmate’s outside bills. A transfer changes the service route, so additional deposits should wait until the inmate’s current custody location is confirmed.
Inmate Phone Calls
Phone calls from the Lenawee County Jail run outward. Telephones are located in the cell blocks and holding cells, and calls from those phones are collect. A person outside cannot call into the jail to speak directly with an inmate, and corrections staff do not take personal messages for inmates.
The jail makes telephones available daily from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and again from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Telephone privileges can be suspended for abuse. A collect call also depends on the receiving number being able to accept the call and on any payment or line restrictions affecting that number.
For telephone questions, the jail directs outside users to Touchpay and identifies facility number 249201. This is the same service the Corrections Division lists for inmate commissary deposits. A blocked number, nonpayment issue, or restriction connected to the receiving line can prevent a call from completing, and jail staff do not control blocks placed on outside telephone numbers.
Inmate Mail
Confirm the inmate is still held at Lenawee County Jail. Personal mail must be addressed to a specific inmate, so the full legal name should match the person held at the jail.
Use a postcard for ordinary personal correspondence. Incoming mail from friends and family is limited to postcards. Correspondence from an attorney, court, licensed physician, or licensed mental health worker is handled under the jail’s separate professional mail rules.
Address the mail to the inmate at the jail. The inmate mail address is:
Inmate Full Legal Name
Lenawee County Jail
549 N. Winter St.
Adrian, MI 49221Send it through a legitimate commercial carrier. The jail accepts incoming mail through carriers such as the U.S. Postal Service or United Parcel Service. Bulk-rate or presorted-standard mail is accepted only when it is addressed to a specific inmate.
Incoming mail is inspected for contraband and reviewed for prohibited content before delivery. Professional mail from an attorney, court, licensed physician, or licensed mental health worker is delivered unopened unless it is suspected of violating jail rules; suspected professional mail is inspected in the inmate’s presence. Personal correspondence is handled through the jail’s inspection process before delivery.
Magazines and other publications can arrive through a subscription. Books must be prepaid and sent directly from the publisher or a bookstore, and hardcover books are not accepted. Except in maximum security, an inmate can keep four books or magazines plus one Bible. Up to ten personal books or magazines can be stored in the inmate’s property bin; excess items can be donated to the jail library or destroyed. Publications and mail containing specified sexually explicit images are refused and placed with the inmate’s property.
Commissary and Aramark ICare Packages
Commissary is the jail store system that lets an inmate use money from an inmate account for approved items. Touchpay deposits increase the account balance available for jail expenses, while the inmate uses the account inside the facility. Family and friends are not allowed to bring permitted items to the jail as a substitute for commissary.
The Corrections Division lists Aramark ICare Packages. iCare is a separate package service connected to the jail’s commissary supplier, so a family member can purchase a package for an inmate rather than only placing money on the account. An iCare purchase requires the inmate number and a credit card.
iCare packages are delivered on Mondays and Thursdays. An order has to be received before the applicable delivery day or it moves to the next delivery date. A standard Touchpay deposit is different from an iCare package purchase: the deposit gives the inmate spending ability through the inmate account, while iCare is a direct package order. The jail’s property rule also directs allowed personal items toward commissary instead of family drop-offs.
Inmate Property and Urgent Concerns
Money in an inmate’s possession at admission is placed into the inmate account. Personal property belonging to an inmate who is sentenced to prison remains at the Lenawee County Jail until a person chosen by the inmate picks it up. The jail holds that property for 30 days; after that period, it can be destroyed or given to charity.
Family members and friends cannot drop items off for an inmate. Items the inmate is allowed to possess are obtained through commissary rather than carried into the jail by someone outside. This also means property pickup and property delivery are treated differently: an inmate can designate someone to collect stored property, but outside drop-offs are not accepted.
The jail has medical staff available seven days a week, a jail physician for weekly appointments and on-call emergencies, and a mental health counselor for inmates dealing with mental or emotional problems or personal and family crises. An urgent concern about an inmate’s health or safety should be directed to the Lenawee County Jail so correctional staff receive the concern at the facility: 517-265-4400.