How to Send Mail to Someone at Boone County Jail (postcards, photos, and avoiding rejections)
Boone County Jail has strict mail rules: only plain, pre-stamped postcards purchased from a post office are accepted. Letters in envelopes? They won't make it through.
Address your postcard exactly like this (remember - postcards only, no envelopes): Inmate's Name Boone County Jail P. O. Box 898 Burlington, Kentucky 41005
Postcard Requirements
- ✓ Use a plain, pre-stamped postal postcard purchased at a post office
- ✓ Write only in pen or pencil
- ✓ Include your full name (sender)
- ✓ Include your return address (sender) - if the postcard doesn’t have your full name and return address, it will be destroyed
Easy rejection triggers: Postcards written in marker or crayon get returned. Same goes for anything with address labels, stickers, glue, or anything besides pen or pencil. Missing your full name and return address? Your postcard may be destroyed rather than returned.
Photo Rules
- ✓ Put a stamp on the back of every photo
- ✓ Write your full name and return address on the back of every photo - if this information is missing, the photos will be destroyed
- ✓ Keep it to 3x5 photos (inmates are limited to two 3x5 photos in their possession)
Tip: Before you mail photos, flip each one over and add the stamp plus your full name and return address on the back. And don’t send extras - inmates can only keep two 3x5 photos at a time.
The jail delivers incoming mail to inmates the same day it arrives at the facility. How long it takes to get there depends on the postal service.
Outgoing mail leaves daily except Sundays and holidays. If you're waiting on a reply, keep that in mind. For an inmate's letter to go out, it must include their name and the jail's return address: Boone County Jail, P. O. Box 898, Burlington, Kentucky 41005. Without that info, it won't be mailed.
Note: The Jailer can refuse any package at his sole discretion - legal mail from an attorney is the only exception. If you're considering sending anything beyond what's explicitly allowed, expect it to be turned away.
Common Mistakes Checklist
- ✓ Sending anything other than a plain, pre-stamped postal postcard for incoming mail
- ✓ Forgetting your full name and return address on a postcard (this can lead to destruction)
- ✓ Writing the postcard in marker, crayon, or using anything other than pen/pencil
- ✓ Adding address labels, stickers, glue, or other add-ons to a postcard
- ✓ Mailing photos without a stamp on the back
- ✓ Mailing photos without your full name and return address on the back (photos can be destroyed)
- ✓ Sending more than two 3x5 photos (inmates are limited to two in their possession)
Don't skip return info: Missing sender details can mean your mail gets destroyed, not returned. And anything sent as a "package" can be refused at the Jailer's sole discretion - legal mail from an attorney is the only exception.
- Check what you sent - Boone County Jail only accepts incoming mail as a plain, pre-stamped postal postcard purchased at a post office.
- Confirm your sender details were complete - postcards must include your full name and return address; if they don’t, the postcard can be destroyed.
- Assume non-postcard “packages” may be refused - the Jailer can refuse any package at his sole discretion (except legal mail from an attorney). If you want the best chance of delivery, stick to the allowed postcard/photo rules and always include clear return information.
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