How to send messages, photos, and packages
Sending mail to someone at Community Corr. Center – Lincoln requires a few extra steps. Since Nov. 12, 2024, NDCS uses a contracted scanning vendor—you'll need to follow the vendor's required address and formatting for incoming personal correspondence. The vendor scans each letter into a single PDF for tablet delivery. If any part of that PDF violates NDCS or vendor policy, the entire file gets rejected and returned to you. When illegal or suspicious drugs are found, the vendor notifies local police and NDCS. The incarcerated person typically won't receive notice about rejected items. Approved scans are normally delivered within 24 hours (or as a photocopy if no tablet is assigned). For outgoing mail, the sender must include their committed name and institutional number. Stamps aren't allowed, but residents can keep up to 40 pre-stamped canteen envelopes.
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If you're sending personal mail to someone at Community Corrections Center - Lincoln, you'll need to address it to NDCS's contracted scanning vendor—not the facility itself. Use the exact format below so your letter gets scanned and delivered to their tablet.
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Use the contracted scanning vendor’s required address/format and include the incarcerated person’s committed (or legally changed) name and institutional number. Check the facility page or vendor instructions for the exact address and formatting before you mail anything.
Yes. Incoming personal correspondence is scanned by the contracted vendor into a single PDF for tablet delivery. Approved scans are normally delivered to the tablet within 24 hours of approval, or as a photocopy if no tablet is assigned.
If any part of the scanned correspondence violates NDCS or vendor rules, the entire PDF is rejected and the non-compliant item is returned to the sender. If illegal or suspicious drugs are found, the vendor will notify local police and NDCS.
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