Will a letter be forwarded to a new facility?

In most cases, the letter will not be forwarded if you sent it to the wrong facility.

What usually happens:

• The jail or prison sees the inmate is no longer there
• The mail is either:
  • Returned to sender, or
  • Sometimes not processed at all depending on the situation

Facilities generally do not forward mail to another location.

If you used InmateAid:

• You can provide the correct facility and inmate ID
• The letter can be resent at no charge

What you should do now:

• Confirm his current location
• Resend the letter with:
  • Full name
  • Inmate ID number
  • Correct facility address

Bottom line:

• Mail is almost never forwarded between facilities
• It will likely be returned or lost
• Resending it to the correct location is the best solution

Transfers happen often, so this is a very common issue and easy to fix once you have the right address.