How to Send Mail and Photos to an Inmate at Chatham County Jail (electronic mail vendor, addresses, and what’s allowed)

At Chatham County Jail, personal mail (anything that isn't legal or commercial) needs to go through JailATM. You can either send it electronically through JailATM.com or mail it to the JailATM vendor address, where it gets scanned and delivered to the inmate. If you skip the vendor route and send general letters or photos directly to the jail, they may not be handled the way you expect.

To mail money orders or certified checks for deposit to an inmate’s account, address it to the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office, Finance and Accounting Services. Make sure you include the inmate’s ID number and full name so it gets credited correctly: Chatham County Sheriff’s Office Finance and Accounting Services Inmate ID # - Inmate Full Name 1050 Carl Griffin Drive Savannah, GA 31405

Softcover books (ordered through a commercial vendor), magazine subscriptions, legal mail, and religious material should be addressed to the jail, using the inmate’s ID number and full name: Inmate ID # - Inmate Full Name Chatham County Jail 1074 Carl Griffin Drive Savannah, GA 31405

All non-legal and non-commercial mail, including general letters and photos, must be sent through JailATM, either electronically through JailATM.com or by mailing it to the vendor address below (include the inmate ID number and full name): JailATM.com – Chatham County Jail INMATE ID # INMATE FULL NAME 925B Peachtree St. NE, Box 2062 Atlanta, GA 30309

All photos are reviewed and scanned before they reach the inmate. Don't plan on emailing pictures as an attachment. That's not permitted. Instead, send photos through JailATM or mail them to the vendor address.

Allowed Vs Contraband

• ✓ Letters and other non-legal, non-commercial mail: send electronically through JailATM.com or mail to the JailATM vendor address for scanning and delivery
• ✓ Photographs: send through the JailATM vendor address for review, scanning, and delivery
• ✓ Softcover books (ordered through a commercial vendor): mail to Chatham County Jail at 1074 Carl Griffin Drive (include inmate ID # and full name)
• ✓ Magazine subscriptions: mail to Chatham County Jail at 1074 Carl Griffin Drive (include inmate ID # and full name)
• ✓ Legal mail: mail to Chatham County Jail at 1074 Carl Griffin Drive (include inmate ID # and full name)
• ✓ Religious material: mail to Chatham County Jail at 1074 Carl Griffin Drive (include inmate ID # and full name)

Chatham County Jail keeps this simple: only items the facility specifically lists as authorized can be received through the mail. Everything else is treated as contraband and destroyed. Don't try tucking extra items into an envelope.

Even approved reading material has a possession limit. Inmates can only have four paperback books, magazines, and other publications at a time. Religious and legal materials don't count toward that four-item cap.

Stick to softcover paperbacks ordered through a commercial vendor. Have them shipped to the Chatham County Jail address at 1074 Carl Griffin Drive with the inmate's ID number and full name on the label.

Practical Checklist

• ✓ Put the inmate’s full name and ID number on everything you send
• ✓ Use the Finance and Accounting Services address (1050 Carl Griffin Drive) for money orders or certified checks
• ✓ Use the jail address (1074 Carl Griffin Drive) for softcover books from a commercial vendor, magazine subscriptions, legal mail, and religious material
• ✓ Use JailATM.com or the JailATM vendor mailing address (925B Peachtree St. NE, Box 2062) for non-legal, non-commercial mail and photos
• ✓ Keep your receipt and any tracking details for what you mailed

If something you sent doesn't show up, start by double-checking that you used the correct address for that item type and that the envelope or order included the inmate's full name and ID number. The facility only authorizes specific mail items and destroys everything else as contraband, so keeping proof of what you sent (and when) helps if you need to follow up.