Ravalli County Adult Detention Center

Ravalli County Adult Detention Center basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 406-375-4080

This facility is for adult inmates.

The Ravalli County Adult Detention Center is a medium-security detention center located at 205 Bedford St, Suite I Hamilton, MT which is operated locally by the Ravalli County Sheriff's Office and holds inmates awaiting trial or sentencing or both. Most of the sentenced inmates are here for less than two years. Ravalli County accepts inmates from surrounding towns, municipalities, the US Marshal's Service and the Hamilton Police Department who do not have their own long-term lock-up.

The Ravalli County Adult Detention Center is responsible for the care and custody of persons who are temporarily incarcerated as required by law. Inmates will always be treated in a humane and courteous manner without regard to personal prejudices or feelings. The Detention Center exists solely to protect and maintain the peace and security of the community.

The Detention Center Receptionist works Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lunch is from 12:30 until 1:30. If you have questions about the Detention Center in general, please call 406-375-4080 or e-mail detention@rc.mt.gov

The Detention Center will accept money orders, cashier's checks or cash. Cash is deposited into the kiosk located in the lobby. Money Orders and Cashier's Checks must be made payable to the inmate with your name and address on the money order or check. They can be mailed to the inmate or placed in an envelope provided and dropped in the box located in the public lobby. Family members or friends of an inmate are prohibited from depositing money to the account of ANOTHER inmate who is incarcerated at the Ravalli County Detention Center.

We also offer inmate deposits with credit or debit cards 24 hours/7 days a week through WWW.INMATECANTEEN.COM. All you need:

• Your Credit or Debit Card
• Inmate’s Name and Facility location
• Transaction Fee is $8.95 per deposit

The maximum transaction amount per month per inmate or cardholder is $500.00.

Commissary

Commissary is passed to the inmates on Thursday. They need to have their commissary orders placed by Sunday evening at lock down.

Mail

Incoming mail to the inmate will be refused if it contains the follow: (this list is not all inclusive)

• Perfume, Aftershave, Cologne
• Lipstick, Lip Gloss
• Glitter ink
• Any and all foreign substances
• Must include a return address
• Inmate to inmate mail
• Polaroid photos
• Suggestive type material

visitation Info

VIDEO VISITATION HOURS:

Video Visitation must be initiated 20 minutes prior to the end of visitation hours. 
To Deposit Funds, Email, Text (SMS), and Video Visit from home, please create an account at: WWW.INMATECANTEEN.COM 
 
The Lobby Video Visitation Station is available at no cost to users. Lobby Visitations are limited to 1 per day.  Misuse or abuse of the system will result in loss of privileges. 
All inmate communications are documented, recorded, reviewed for content, and can be used in a court of law.

IN-HOUSE VISITATION HOURS: 

  
The above visitation times are strictly adhered to with no extensions.  Each visitor is limited to one 20 minute visit per day.  Visitation is non-scheduled and will be conducted on a First Come – First Serve basis.  There will be a sign-up sheet available in the lobby on the visitation days only.  First one in signs up.  If your chosen time slot is full, you can either chose to sign up for the next time slot and wait or come back another time.