What You Can Send in the Mail to an El Dorado Resident: Letters, Photos, Books, and Censorship Rules

Residents at El Dorado can receive letters, postcards, photographs, and non-musical greeting cards. Stick to those basics and you're on the safest ground for getting something delivered without delays.

Even if your letter clears the mailroom, there's a property limit on what residents can keep. They're allowed up to 10 personal letters at a time, so shorter, meaningful notes help them rotate and hold onto what matters most.

Photos are allowed, but there's a cap here too. Residents can keep up to 50 photographs, and each one must be 8x10 or smaller.

Don't put postage stamps in the envelope. Stamps cannot be mailed to residents, period.

Books and magazines go through a review before residents can have them. The facility will censor reading materials considered a security threat, sexually explicit, or containing nudity. Role-playing games and related books aren't allowed either. If you're ordering books or magazines, they must ship directly from the publisher or vendor.

1. Look up the resident in KASPER (on the Kansas Department of Corrections website) to confirm where they are currently housed.
2. Find the facility mailing address on the KDOC site for that location.
3. Address your mail using that facility address so it routes correctly to the resident’s current placement.

Sometimes mail gets stopped because of content rules, especially publications. Reading materials are reviewed, and the facility can censor anything considered a security threat, sexually explicit, or containing nudity. Materials connected to role-playing games, including related books, aren't allowed.

If something you send gets censored or rejected, you won't be left guessing. When the sender is known, you'll be notified of the reason and given a chance to appeal.