Why Henry County Jail only accepts postcards — plus how legal mail and money orders are handled
Henry County Jail keeps personal mail simple: all incoming correspondence must be a USPS postcard that meets specific rules. Legal mail and money orders are the main exceptions, and they follow different requirements.
Para el correo personal regular, Henry County Jail acepta solo postales prefranqueadas o franqueadas mecánicamente del United States Post Office. No se aceptan cartas. Si envía un sobre estándar, no se considerará correspondencia regular y probablemente será rechazado. La instalación sí hace excepciones para el correo privilegiado/legal y los giros postales para las cuentas de internos: esos siguen reglas separadas explicadas más abajo.
- ✓ Privileged/legal mail (from or to counsel, courts, government agencies, or elected officials)
- ✓ Money orders for inmate funds (mailed to Inmate Accounts using the required envelope rules)
- ✓ Photographs are listed by the facility as an exception category; follow the facility’s photo rules exactly if you plan to send them
Comience con el franqueo: ahí es donde mucho correo es rechazado. Su postal debe estar franqueada mecánicamente (el tipo que se obtiene en el mostrador de correos) o tener un sello preimpreso. No se permiten sellos adhesivos individuales en las postales enviadas a internos.
- ✓ Use a white postcard
- ✓ Write in blue or black ink only
- ✓ Keep it within the size limits: minimum 3.5 inches x 4.25 inches
- ✓ Don’t exceed the maximum size: 4.25 inches x 6 inches
Reminder: Henry County Jail does not accept letters for regular inmate mail - only postcards that meet the facility rules (plus the listed exceptions).
Rejection Reasons
- ✓ Colored pictures
- ✓ Lipstick (including “kiss” marks)
- ✓ Stickers or labels
- ✓ Paint or marker
- ✓ Watermarks or stains
- ✓ Plastic or any wrapping on the postcard
- ✓ Any depiction of nudity, weapons, or gang references
El correo que viole regulaciones legales o postales - o que contenga contenido prohibido - puede ser tratado de varias maneras. La cárcel puede devolverlo al remitente, retenerlo en la propiedad personal del interno o entregarlo al District Attorney para posible enjuiciamiento penal.
Privileged/legal mail funciona de manera diferente a las postales habituales. El correo hacia o desde abogados, tribunales, agencias gubernamentales y funcionarios electos no es leído ni censurado por el personal. El correo privilegiado entrante puede ser inspeccionado por contrabando, pero se abre solo en presencia del interno.
¿Necesita enviar dinero para la cuenta de un interno? Use un giro postal. La cárcel solo acepta giros postales - no se aceptan cheques de caja ni cheques personales a través de los procedimientos por correo.
Mail the money order to the Sheriff’s Office Inmate Accounts address (not to the inmate’s housing location): Henry County Sheriff’s Office, ATTN: Inmate Accounts, 120 Henry Parkway, McDonough, GA 30253.
Money order envelope rule: Do not put the inmate’s name on the envelope. Put the inmate’s name on the money order (memo line) instead.
When your loved one sends mail out, the return address has to be the Henry County Jail or the Henry County Jail Annex, and it must include the name of the inmate who is sending it.
Quick Tips and Faq
- ✓ Send regular mail as a USPS postcard only - no letters
- ✓ Use metered postage or a pre-printed stamp; don’t use adhesive stamps
- ✓ Skip anything that looks “extra” (stickers, lipstick, colored pictures, paint/marker, plastic/wrapping, nudity/weapons/gang references)
- ✓ For funds by mail, use a money order only
Sending funds? Use the Inmate Accounts mailing address: Henry County Sheriff's Office, ATTN: Inmate Accounts, 120 Henry Parkway, McDonough, GA 30253. For privileged/legal mail, make sure it clearly falls within the accepted categories - counsel, courts, government agencies, or elected officials - so it's handled under the privileged-mail process.
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