Sending Books to Someone at Bexar County Jail: Publisher Requirement & Amazon Delivery Rule
Sending books to someone at Bexar County Jail? The rules are strict but straightforward: paperback only, limited quantity, and the shipment must come from an approved source. Get any of these wrong, and the package gets sent back.
Inmates at Bexar County Jail can keep up to three paperback books in their cell at a time. Send more than that, and the extras go into the inmate's stored property - not their cell.
Only standard paperbacks with perfect binding (the typical flat spine on most softcover books) are allowed. Hardback, leather-bound, and spiral-bound books are all prohibited.
Warning: Adult magazines and all third-party book vendors are strictly prohibited.
Where the book ships from matters as much as what's inside. Books sent to Bexar County Jail must come directly from a publisher or an established bookstore. Family and friends can't mail books themselves, and internet-based third-party book vendors are strictly prohibited.
Amazon works, but only if the package arrives via a public carrier - USPS, UPS, or FedEx. The jail accepts Amazon book orders delivered by these carriers.
Skip Same Day delivery: Orders shipped via Amazon Same Day or other Amazon contract carriers get rejected and returned to sender.
Include the inmate's SID number on the shipping label. Bexar County Jail requires it - packages without the SID get returned.
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