Reasons mail may be denied include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Items received which cannot be searched without destruction or alteration shall be denied and returned to the sender.  (Examples: electronic greeting cards, padded cards, Polaroid photographs)
2. Inmates are not authorized to establish credit transactions through the mail while confined.
3. Social Security cards sent directly from a federal or state agency will be accepted. These will be placed in the inmate’s property at the jail.  All other Social Security cards will be returned.  In general, certificates of any type are not authorized.
4. Any mail that threatens the safety, security, or orderly management of the facility will be denied.  This includes but is not limited to: personal information about corrections staff or other government officials, sexually explicit materials or photos, or materials which graphically depict acts of violence.
5. Any item written in coded information will be denied.
6. The jail will not accept facsimiles for inmates or any mail item that has smudges, water marks, sticky substances, stickers, markers, and crayon.
7. Inmate to inmate correspondence is prohibited unless authorized by the Jail Commander or designee.
8. Maps are prohibited for inmate use.
9. Inmates ordering books, magazines, or newspapers under the publishers-only rule must forward payment for the item or have a family member purchase the item for them. No publications will be accepted with payment due nor received on a trial basis.
10. Packages must be pre-approved by the Jail Commander or designee.  All other  packages will be returned to the sender unopened.
11. Extra envelopes and postage stamps cannot be received through the mail.  These may be purchased from the commissary.
12. Catalogs are prohibited.
13. The publishers-only rule limits magazines, newspapers, and like items to those sent directly from the publisher, a book club or a business licensed book store.  Publications must be factory sealed.  No items can be sent directly to an inmate by a third party. Hard bound books are prohibited.  All books are to be ordered from Amazon.com or Edward R. Hamilton.  Any exceptions need approval from the Jail Commander.