What You Can't Send in the Mail to Bartholomew County Jail (And What Happens If You Do)

Sending mail through TextBehind to someone at Bartholomew County Jail? Leave out legal mail, cash, gift cards, and any checks or money orders. Double-check that your envelope includes all required sender and inmate details - incomplete envelopes get rejected and tossed unopened.

Prohibited Items

• ✓ Legal mail
• ✓ Money orders
• ✓ Personal checks
• ✓ Gift cards
• ✓ Cash

Mail processed through TextBehind for Bartholomew County Jail inmates goes to: P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131.

Different problems get handled differently. Send something TextBehind doesn't accept - legal mail, money orders, personal checks, gift cards, or cash - and those items come back to you. But if your envelope is missing required sender or inmate information? It gets rejected and thrown away unopened. No exceptions.

Unanswered Questions

• ✓ Where legal mail should be sent instead (this isn’t covered by the provided evidence)
• ✓ How to send funds to an inmate if you can’t mail cash, gift cards, checks, or money orders (this isn’t covered by the provided evidence)
• ✓ Whether “returned to sender” items involve any extra postage or handling fees (this isn’t covered by the provided evidence)
• ✓ For any of the above, contact Bartholomew County Jail or TextBehind for the correct process

Practical Tips

• ✓ Use the TextBehind address listed for Bartholomew County Jail mail: P.O. Box 247, Phoenix, MD 21131
• ✓ Don’t mail prohibited items through TextBehind (legal mail, money orders, personal checks, gift cards, or cash)
• ✓ Double-check that your envelope includes complete sender information and complete inmate information; missing details can lead to the envelope being rejected and discarded unopened
• ✓ Keep a record of what you sent (and when), especially if you’re mailing anything time-sensitive