The Utah Jails in Salt Lake County serves as a prison facility for the city of Draper and other smaller towns surrounding Salt Lake. As well as inmates awaiting transfer to other prisons, jails and State penitentiaries. In order to visit inmates at Utah Jails, you'll be traveling to Draper, UT, 84020-9549 in Salt Lake. The address of this facility is listed as 14717 S Minuteman Dr. But it's important that you verify that your inmate is at this location before making travel arrangements.
Prisons in UT, like many others these days can make it difficult and costly for inmates to call the outside. This is also true of Utah Jails. Some charge long distance fees of over $10 a minute making it almost impossible to maintain relationships and family ties. Inmate families have found they can avoid these abusive fees by setting up a local prison phone number that ring their long distance phone. A company called GlobalTel.com provides this service and they can be contacted here:
jail calls. They also provide an easy way to send mail to an inmate. To use their mail service, click here:
send postcards. Always talk with your inmate to learn the hours they are permitted to make phone calls or receive visitors. Facilities like Utah Jails have rules for sending mail and restrictions on the days and times allowed for visitation, Facilities in UT each have different rules that you'll be required to follow. So don't assume they are the same as each other.
Prisons and jails today charge for everything. You can expect to pay for soap, toothpaste, phone calls and stamps, books and even paper are all provided for a fee that is often many times higher than the price paid in the free world. Setting up an economical phone service so you can communicate without long distance charges is the first step. Then you should ask your inmate what else they will need and how you can properly send it.
Prison families can do a lot to help each other and their inmates in Utah Jails by sharing information about this facility with other families. We make that easy. Take a moment to share your experiences at Utah Jails. Everything from suggestions about the best places to stay to the most helpful local organizations can be valuable to others.