Ozark County Jail

## Virtual Friends and Family Communications
To place money on a detainee account for phone minute usage, please call NCIC Correctional Services at (800) 943-2189, International Callers: +1-903-247-0069 or visit https://www.ncic.com/.

## Commissary Funds
To place money on an inmate’s account for commissary use, please visit orders.tigercommissary.com. Detainees may also receive funds via United States Postal Service money orders. Please use the address listed below and reference the detainee’s name plus last four digits of the A Number on the money order. If detainees receive funds in the mail, they will be taken to the processing area for the money to be placed into their account. The processing officer will provide a receipt for all funds received. Detainees are cautioned not to have cash sent to them in the mail.
## Telephone Call Funds
To place money on a detainee account for phone minute usage, please visit https://www.ncic.com/.
## Postal Mail
Letters sent to detainees must be addressed as indicated below and must include the sender’s name and address. To enhance the safety of the facility, all incoming mail is subject to screening for contraband. The mail is not read upon opening, only inspected by the delivery officer. Detainees may send mail from the facility. Detainees may seal their outgoing letters and place them in the provided receptacle. All incoming mail will be delivered to the detainee.
When detainees depart the facility or are transferred to another facility, only their legal mail will be forwarded to them. General correspondence will be endorsed "Return to Sender" and returned to the post office.
The address to send postal mail to the facility is:
Ozark County Jail
C/O Detainee Name, last four digits of the A Number
1818 County Road 806
Gainesville, MO 65655
A detainee may receive items that are determined to be of necessity for the sole purpose of travel or release from agency custody with approval of the ICE Deportation Officer. Before sending packages to detainees, please contact the ICE Deportation Officer at CHI-ERO-Detained@ice.dhs.gov.
Note that detainees being removed from the United States are allowed one small piece of luggage. If a detainee does not already have baggage, one 40 lb bag can be sent/delivered to him/her after receiving approval from Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer. Please be advised that for security reasons, no electronic devices (cell phones, electric razors, laptop computers, radios, etc.) will be accepted.
Before sending packages to detainees, contact the Chicago, IL detained unit via email at CHI-ERO-Detained@ice.dhs.gov.
Detainees may send mail from the facility. Outgoing mail will be routed to the proper postal office within 24 hours of receipt by facility staff. A mail pick-up and delivery schedule are posted in all housing units.
Detainees are allowed to purchase stamps for use. Generally, there is no limit to the amount of correspondence detainees may send at their own expense. Indigent detainees (those who have no means of financial support and no funds in their facility account) will be provided postage allowance at government expense.
When detainees depart the facility or are transferred to another facilit