How to Send Mail to Someone at Callaway County Jail (Postcard-only rules and appeals)
Callaway County Jail only accepts postcards for personal mail—letters in envelopes and most extras won't make it through. Follow these rules to send something that actually gets accepted.
Callaway County Jail only accepts postcards for all incoming personal mail. This postcard-only policy has been in effect since 05/01/2021, so if you send a regular letter in an envelope, it won’t meet the jail’s incoming mail rules.
Legal mail is the one exception. Mark the envelope "Legal Mail" on the front and address it to an official who qualifies for confidential communication. Inside the jail, legal mail works differently: before sealing, the inmate must show a detention officer that the envelope contains no contraband.
Address inmate mail exactly like this: Inmate Name C/O Callaway County Jail PO BOX 817 Fulton, MO 65251
Size Materials Content
- ✓ Use a standard white postcard
- ✓ Keep it no larger than 5" x 7"
- ✓ Do not send index cards
- ✓ Do not send photographs
Here's something that catches people off guard: stamps get cut from the postcard before delivery. Don't put anything extra in the stamp area expecting it to stay intact.
Reject Features
- ✓ Drawings on any part of the postcard/envelope
- ✓ Glitter
- ✓ Labels or stickers
- ✓ Plastic or wrappings
- ✓ Watermarks or stains
- ✓ Lipstick or perfume
- ✓ Any depiction of nudity, weapons, drug use, or gang references
The jail doesn't accept packages. If you send one anyway, it'll be refused and returned to you.
Magazines, books, and newspaper subscriptions are not allowed to be sent to inmates at Callaway County Jail.
Mail between two inmates housed at Callaway County Jail won't be delivered.
Keep timing in mind: mail isn't delivered to inmates on weekends or holidays.
Want to appeal a mail decision? Write to: Lt Melissa Ewens Callaway County Jail PO Box 817 Fulton, MO 65251
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