How to Send Mail to an Inmate at Placerville or South Lake Tahoe Jail (PO Box Scanning Rules)
If your loved one is at Placerville Jail or South Lake Tahoe Jail, all personal mail goes through a central PO Box for scanning. Use the address below and follow the rules—otherwise your mail could get rejected or sent back.
Send letters to the central processing address - not the jail itself: El Dorado County, County Jail PO BOX 591 Longview, Texas 75606 Include the inmate's name and booking number on the envelope, along with your return address. You can find booking numbers on El Dorado County's website under the Sheriff's Office custody/jail information pages.
Warning: Mail sent to PO BOX 591 won't be returned or released. Once it's delivered electronically to the inmate, the physical copy is destroyed.
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- ✓ Keep everything letter-size or smaller: maximum 8.5" wide x 11" tall
- ✓ Send no more than 5 pages total (over 5 pages won’t be delivered and will be returned to you)
- ✓ Write on the front side only - only the front is entered and sent to the inmate
- ✓ Include no more than 1 photo per mailing (more than 1 photo means the entire mailing is returned and nothing is scanned or delivered)
The PO Box handles personal mail only - not packages or publications. Magazines, newspapers, books, money, and bulk mailings aren't accepted at PO BOX 591 and will be returned to you. To send any of those items, mail them directly to the facility where the inmate is housed.
Legal and medical mail can't go through the PO Box either. Send those directly to the El Dorado County Jail facility where the inmate is housed.
Don't send originals you need back: Everything processed through PO BOX 591 gets delivered electronically and then destroyed. You won't get it back.
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