Tacoma Northwest Detention Center is located in Tacoma, a city located in Pierce County, WA that serves as the prison facility for Pierce County and surrounding areas. Tacoma Northwest Detention Center is one of several minimum, medium and maximum prisons for the State of WA. It's important to call an inmate first to make sure they can receive visitors and that they are still at the facility. Tacoma Northwest Detention Center is located in Tacoma WA, in the 98421-1602 Zipcode. This is in Pierce County WA. Before traveling or booking hotels, always verify with your inmate first.
Inmates and their families require regular contact in order to stay close and connected. But Jails and Prisons often make contact with the outside difficult and costly. Some charge inmates long distance call charges of up to $14 a minute. Few families can afford to talk at those prices. Fortunately, setting up a local number that ring thru to a long distance phone enable inmates to talk at local phone rates to family and friends no matter where they live. To do this you'll need a Jail Call service provided by Globaltel at
jail calls. You can also send mail to an inmate. Just 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 Tacoma Northwest Detention Center have rules for sending mail and restrictions on the days and times allowed for visitation, Facilities in WA each have different rules that you'll be required to follow. So don't assume they are the same as each other.
Tacoma Northwest Detention Center is a Private Facility facility. It can be helpful to understand the type of facility because this will largely determine how inmates at Tacoma Northwest Detention Center will be treated. 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.
Tacoma Northwest Detention Center is located in the PST time zone. Ensure your call times match the correct time in your inmate's location. The current Tacoma Northwest Detention Center warden is Director William Penaloza. You can often talk directly with them at a smaller facility or write and email them at a larger one. This will naturally depend on the size and type of your prison facility. Prison families can do a lot to help each other and their inmates in Tacoma Northwest Detention Center by sharing information about this facility with other families. We make that easy. Take a moment to share your experiences at Tacoma Northwest Detention Center. Everything from suggestions about the best places to stay to the most helpful local organizations can be valuable to others.