Ask the Inmate | Sending Mail Inside

Subject: Sending mail inside

Can an inmate in SHU receive mail? How long does it take for them to receive it?

Yes, inmates in the SHU are only eligible to get and send mail. The mail is delivered on a normal schedule. They are allowed ONE 15-minute phone call per week.

Subject: Sending mail inside

My fiancé is at Sheridan correctional center, previously he was able to receive naked pictures as long as there was not any penetration. Within the last few weeks the pictures have been rejected. How can I find out if there has been a change in rules?

We are not aware of any facility allowing nudity sent in through the mail. I definitely would have LOVED it!! But, they get rejected routinely for as little as a nip-slip. We feel bad for your fiance, he'll have to revert to the ones of you that got through. We love you for doing that for your guy!

Subject: Sending mail inside

I am mailing letters and a few pics of his kids he isnt getting them but he gets the books we send is there a certain size or can they with hold mail

Are you using the InmateAid app? All mail pieces we send are prison-jail compliant. If you would like to try our incredible service for free, please email aid@inmateaid.com and we will send you a free coupon to see what your inmate has been missing.

Subject: Sending mail inside

Can inmate send mail during lockdown

yes

Subject: Sending mail inside

My fiance is currently in Montana State Prison and i have been writing but they have not given him my letters. He has told me in his letters and over the phone he hasn't received any. How can I find out why they aren't giving him my letters?

We would call the facility and ask to speak with the mail room supervisor to find out why.

Subject: Sending mail inside

Can gallitan valley inmates send Money to a inmate at Alabama women's prison

Not directly. You could imagine the ways that they could accomplish it thought by having someone on the outside do it for them.

Subject: Sending mail inside

Can an inmate send letters to a loved one outside of the prison? Do the inmate have to pay to send the letters or do the loved ones (to whom the letter was sent) pay for the letter received?

The inmates can send all the letters they want, provided they buy stamps in the commissary for postage. The inmates without money on their books can get stamps and letter writing material for free (as indigent inmates).

Subject: Sending mail inside

was wondering if the inmate gets the letter like a regular letter or do they have to log in to a account to see if a letter has been sent to them? how i know the inmate got the letter?

It is a physical letter that is sent via USPS. The inmate gets to hold it in their hands. It is especially rewarding when they get pictures in that envelope at mail call, too

Subject: Sending mail inside

Do y'all really get the letters and pictures we send

yes ma'am, unless the pictures show a little too much skin, they might get rejected. please keep em coming, we all appreciate it!

Subject: Sending mail inside

If you write a letter through this system is the inmate notify by staff or do you have to let them know you have sent one and to be expecting it, like with the homewav system?

The inmate will know when they are at mail call that they have a letter from you. It is a physical letter that is actually handed to the inmate.

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