How Mail Works at Grant Parish: Why Your Letter Goes to Monroe, Not Colfax
Here's the biggest surprise about mailing someone at Grant Parish: regular letters don't go to the jail in Colfax. They go to a processing center in Monroe, where they're scanned and delivered electronically.
Grant Parish uses a centralized system for offender mail. Your letter goes to a processing facility - not the Detention Center itself. Staff there open it, scan it, and email the images to the person you're writing. This is why addressing matters. Send routine correspondence to Colfax like you would at most jails, and it can slow things down. The system routes regular mail through the processing address first, converts it to a digital copy, and then delivers it.
Note: Physical letters won't be delivered directly to the Colfax facility. Use the central processing (JailATM) address so your mail can be scanned and delivered.
For regular correspondence through JailATM.com, address the envelope exactly like this: JailATM.com Grant Parish Detention Center Offender Name / Number 2252 Tower Drive Suite 108-251 Monroe, LA 71201 Include both the offender's name and number. That's how the processing center matches your mail to the right person after it's scanned.
- ✓ JailATM.com
- ✓ Grant Parish Detention Center
- ✓ Offender name
- ✓ Offender number
- ✓ 2252 Tower Drive Suite 108-251
- ✓ Monroe, LA 71201
Legal mail works differently. It must go directly to the Grant Parish Detention Facility in Colfax, and it has to come from a legally approved sender - specifically, a licensed attorney of record. Don't route legal mail through the central processing address.
Some documents need to arrive as originals, not scans. Items like checks, passports, deposit slips, birth certificates, Social Security cards, driver's licenses, green cards, welfare/medical cards, diplomas, and personal IDs should go directly to the jail's Business Office in Colfax. The same applies to paperwork requiring the offender's signature - endorsing a check, transferring a vehicle title, that kind of thing. Send those originals to the Business Office so staff can coordinate the offender reviewing and signing.
- ✓ ATTN: Business Office - Offender Name / Offender Number
- ✓ Grant Parish Detention Facility
- ✓ 485 Richardson Drive
- ✓ Colfax, LA 71417
Grant Parish doesn't allow bulk mailings through JailATM.com. They'll be denied. Because regular mail gets routed to a central facility for scanning, high-volume or mass-produced mail is likely to get rejected during processing. Stick to personal, individual correspondence sent the right way.
- ✓ Use the exact JailATM.com / Monroe address for regular personal mail
- ✓ Include the offender’s name and offender number every time
- ✓ Write the address clearly so it isn’t delayed for being illegible
- ✓ Double-check that the city/state/ZIP match the Monroe address before you send
Common pitfalls: Bulk or form-letter campaigns get denied. Regular mail sent to the Colfax address can be delayed. And missing the offender number slows down processing.
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