How to send messages, photos, and packages
Sending mail to someone at Bolduc Correctional Facility is simple if you follow the format rules. Mail is accepted only through the U.S. Postal Service or other recognized delivery services, and every piece must include a verifiable sender name and return address. General correspondence must be on plain 8½ x 11 white paper, written or printed in black or dark blue ink. Greeting cards are allowed only if they meet the facility's single-card-stock and white-area formatting requirements and follow the same ink/color limits. All incoming mail is inspected and may be read, restricted, or turned over to investigators if there's reasonable suspicion of contraband, criminal information, rule violations, safety risks, or contact with a prohibited correspondent. Items like glitter, ribbons, food, and paper clips are removed and disposed of without notifying the resident.
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Follow this checklist to make sure your letters and cards meet Bolduc's mail rules—and actually reach your person without delays or discarded items.
If a letter to or from Bolduc raises "reasonable suspicion," MDOC policy allows staff to pull it from the normal mail flow immediately and hand it to facility law enforcement for review. That can mean delays, non-delivery, and—sometimes—very little information about what's actually happening.
Letters must be on plain 8½ x 11 white paper and written or printed in black or dark blue ink. Greeting cards must be single card stock, meet the required white-area formatting, and follow the facility’s ink/color restrictions.
Non-allowable but non-evidentiary items—such as glitter, ribbons, food, and paper clips—are removed and disposed of immediately, without notifying the resident.
No. Department staff, volunteers, and student interns can’t be personal correspondents with a resident unless the facility Chief Administrative Officer (and other required supervisors) approves it.
Your first visit to Bolduc Correctional Facility goes smoother when you handle the paperwork early and show up with the right ID. This checklist walks you through completing the visitor application, what happens during approval, and how to request a visit once you're cleared.
Sending money to someone at Bolduc Correctional Facility through Maine DOC's online deposit service? Plan around the daily and weekly caps, plus a short processing window before funds hit the account.
Bringing a child to visit someone at Bolduc is doable, but the rules are specific—especially around who can escort a minor and what paperwork you need. Use this FAQ to get your documents in order and avoid being turned away at the door.
