Jail

• Postcard maximum allowable size is 4.25 inches by 6 inches.
• Postcards shall not be accepted if:
  • Defaced or altered;
  • In plastic or any other wrapping;
  • Contain nudity, sexual conduct, weapons, or gang references;
  • Contains glitter;
• Incoming postcards will be copied (digitally or photocopied) and inmates will receive a copy of the postcard either via tablet or on copy paper.  Inmates will not receive the original postcard.
  • Postcards will be destroyed after 14 calendar days.
• Postal services are provided Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
• Inmates may order magazines, newspapers, soft cover books, etc. These items must come directly from the publisher or a widely accepted distributor.
• All mail is subject to search. Mail is not read except in the course of an investigation.
• Inmates may not receive any mail, books, or magazines showing explicit sexual conduct.
• All personal mail coming into and leaving the facility must be by U.S. Mail.
• Inmates must have prior permission to receive incoming packages.
• Inmates cannot receive any item that is available through the facility commissary.
• Authorization must be obtained 5 days before the package is sent. Packages will be opened and searched by the mail officer. This prior authorization does not apply to books and other publications sent from the publisher or from a widely accepted distributor. 
• Acceptable forms of money (money orders or government checks) will be removed from incoming mail and deposited into the inmate's account.
  • Envelopes containing acceptable must be addressed appropriately, with “Inmate Trust Account”
  • Any other mail items included, such as a personal letter or note, will not be delivered and will be returned to the sender.

Legal Mail

• All legal mail must be sent in pre-printed/pre-stamped postage envelopes or metered postage.
• Only loose paper contents are acceptable. Legal mail may not be bound, stapled, or fastened in any manner.
• Legal mail manila envelopes will be confiscated and destroyed. The Corrections Bureau will provide replacement manila envelopes for storage of legal mail.

U.S. Mail

• All letters must be sent in pre-printed/pre-stamped postage envelopes or metered postage.
• Letters written with gel pens will no longer be accepted and will be returned to the sender.