Inmate Mail
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All mail must be sent to the facility and cannot be dropped off
for detainees/inmates. Incoming mail will be delivered to
detainees/inmates no later than (24) twenty-four hours after it is
received from the Post Office. Outgoing mail will be forwarded to
the Post Office no later than (24) twenty-four hours after it is
received from the detainees/inmates.
The following items are prohibited and will be returned to the
sender:
- Letters and cards with ornamentation (musical, plastics,
glitter, wood, metals, cloth, ribbon, cord, etc.), adhesives,
paints, colored pencils, crayons, any foreign substances
(paper altered/discolored, perfume, ink runny)
- Photos larger than 4"x 6", Polaroid photos, pictures/photos
depicting alcohol, drugs, gang affiliation, weapons (real or toys),
nudity or sexual content
- Books, booklets/pamphlets, newspapers, magazines,
periodicals
- Detainees/Inmates may not receive blank paper, stamps or
envelopes in the mail.
- Correspondence from other detainees/inmates, including use of a
third party outside the facility to circulate mail back into the
facility.
- Cigarettes
If no return address is available, the package will be
destroyed.
There will be no incoming or out-going mail on the weekends and
holidays.
To write to a detainee/inmate that is in custody,
address the envelope as shown below:
Detainee/Inmate's Full Name, Jail ID
# ______________
McHenry County Jail
2200 N. Seminary Avenue
Woodstock, IL 60098