Inmate Mail

Inmate Mail Policy and Procedure

Money Orders

• Cash and personal checks not accepted
• Money orders or cashiers checks ONLY
• Money orders should contain inmate id# (found in inmate lookup)

Mail

• ALL mail is inspected and searched for Contraband
• No Polaroid pictures
• No pictures larger than 5 x 7
• No nudity or gang affiliation allowed in pictures
• No picture collages, pictures must be cut out of photo sheets
• No jewelry, trinkets or loose items
• No news clippings
• No calling cards
• Do not send stationary, stamps or envelopes
• No stickers, they will be torn off and discarded (including address labels)

Denied Mail

• Information and materials which would create a significant threat to the security or order of the facility or to the physical safety of an individual
• Threats of blackmail or extortion
• Plans for sending contraband in or out of the facility
• Plans to escape
• Plans for activities in violation of facility regulation order or policies
• Criminal activity or plans for criminal activity
• Coded messages that are not reasonably decipherable by the reader
• Graphic presentations of sexual behavior that are in violation of law or materials which advocate or may lead to prohibited sexual activity, to include personal photos showing nudity
• Mail received or sent from one correctional facility to another not approved by the Jail Administrator
• Mail received or sent from one inmate to another while housed in this facility and not approved by the Jail Administrator