Can I Mail Letters Directly Instead of Using InmateAid?

Yes. You can send letters directly through the US Postal Service without using InmateAid or any online service. There is nothing preventing you from writing a letter by hand, putting it in an envelope, and mailing it yourself.

To send mail directly to Lincoln County Detention Center in Pioche, Nevada, address the envelope with your boyfriend's full legal name, his inmate ID or booking number, and the facility's complete mailing address. The inmate ID number is important because the mail room routes incoming mail by ID rather than name alone. If you do not have his ID number, call the facility and ask.

InmateAid is a convenience service, not a requirement. The advantages of using InmateAid are that we handle the printing and formatting, we can include photos printed professionally, and our return address protects your home address from appearing on prison mail room records. But if you prefer to write and send letters yourself, that works perfectly well and means just as much to the person receiving it.