How Mail Works at Grant Parish: Why Your Letter Goes to Monroe (and What That Means)

Mail for offenders at Grant Parish doesn't go to the detention center directly. Instead, it's sent to a central processing facility where staff open your letter, scan it, and email the digital copy to the offender. That's why your envelope is addressed to Monroe, not Colfax. The paper letter itself never reaches the offender's hands. They receive the scanned version electronically.

For regular personal mail, use this address exactly as written. Be sure to include the offender's name and number: JailATM.com Grant Parish Detention Center Offender Name / Number 2252 Tower Drive Suite 108-251 Monroe, LA 71201

JailATM does not allow bulk mailings for Grant Parish offender mail. Bulk mail will be denied. So if you're sending a normal, individual letter to one person, you're fine. Mass or batch-style mailings (think stacks of identical form letters sent out at once) will get blocked.

• ✓ Send one-off, personal letters, not batches
• ✓ Avoid sending the same printed message to multiple people as a “mail merge” style letter
• ✓ Skip copy-and-paste form letters if you are sending frequent mail, vary the content and personalization

Legal mail works differently. It must go directly to the Grant Parish Detention Facility, not through the JailATM processing address, and it has to come from a licensed attorney of record. Personal letters? Use the JailATM address in Monroe. Legal correspondence from the attorney of record? Send it straight to the facility.

Official business documents also go directly to the facility, not the JailATM processing address. Use this address exactly: ATTN: Business Office - Offender Name / Offender Number Grant Parish Detention Facility 485 Richardson Drive Colfax, LA 71417

• ✓ For regular letters, use the JailATM mailing address in Monroe and include the offender’s name and number
• ✓ Remember that regular mail is opened, scanned, and emailed to the offender through the central processing facility
• ✓ Keep your mail clearly addressed and easy to read so it moves through processing cleanly
• ✓ If you are sending something time-sensitive, consider whether it is actually legal mail or an official business document that must go directly to the facility

1. Re-check the address you used - Regular correspondence must go to the JailATM.com processing address in Monroe, with the offender name and number included.
2. Confirm what type of mail you sent - Personal letters follow the scanning process. Legal mail and official business documents do not.
3. Follow up through the appropriate channel - If it was regular mail sent through JailATM, reach out through JailATM. If it was legal mail, it should be mailed directly to the detention facility by the licensed attorney of record.
4. For official documents, send them to the Business Office - Use the ATTN: Business Office address in Colfax so checks, IDs, and similar documents go to the right place.