Bexar County Jail Mail Rules: Photo Limits, Prohibited Items, and What Gets Rejected
Mail that doesn't follow Bexar County's rules—especially for photos—gets rejected. Stick to the right envelope format, stay within photo limits, and avoid anything the mailroom won't accept.
Use the jail's mailing format and include the incarcerated person's full name and SID number - both are required. If you know their unit location, add that too. Send mail to: Bexar County Adult Detention Center, 200 N. Comal Street, San Antonio, TX 78207.
Keep photo batches small. Bexar County limits you to six photos per envelope - send more than that, and your pictures probably won't make it through.
Size matters too. Photos larger than 5" x 7" are prohibited. Stick with standard prints that fit within that maximum.
Photo Content Restrictions
- ✓ Any nudity, partial nudity, or sexually suggestive content
- ✓ Any photo showing gang hand signs or gestures
- ✓ Any photo showing weapons
- ✓ Any photo showing drugs or drug paraphernalia
- ✓ Photos of children where the child is not fully clothed
All incoming mail gets opened, inspected, and scanned into a kiosk for the inmate to view. Photos with prohibited content get flagged and rejected during this review - they won't be delivered.
Prohibited Mail Items
- ✓ Cash
- ✓ Money orders
- ✓ Cashier’s checks (or similar financial items)
- ✓ Photos with nudity, partial nudity, or sexually suggestive content
- ✓ Photos showing gang hand signs/gestures
- ✓ Photos showing weapons
- ✓ Photos showing drugs or drug paraphernalia
- ✓ Photos of children who are not fully clothed
What gets rejected most often? Photo content. Even an otherwise innocent picture can doom your entire mailing if it's sexually suggestive, looks like gang signaling, or appears to involve weapons or drugs.
After scanning, physical mail isn't kept long. Bexar County holds scanned mail for two business days, then destroys it. If you need to fix something - removing extra photos, replacing an oversized print - act fast and resend a corrected version.
Mailroom help: Contact the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office Mailroom at 210-335-6240 or 210-335-6868, or email BCSOMailroom@bexar.org.
Inmates can purchase stationery, envelopes, and postage stamps through commissary to send mail out. They can also buy credits for emails and photos - a practical backup when postal mail is slow or a photo gets rejected for size or content.
Budgeting for messages? Emails cost $0.25 each, photos $0.50 each. Messages are typically ready for review within 48 hours, making this faster than waiting on postal delivery.
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