How to send messages, photos, and packages
Most personal mail to Gwinnett County Jail goes through a central processing service (JailATM.com) at the Atlanta P.O. Box 2062 address. Personal mail must be postcard-only—no letters—and follow the jail's size and writing rules. Every postcard needs the sender's full name and complete return address. Legal and religious mail, along with any accepted packages, should go directly to the Gwinnett County Jail in Lawrenceville, not the central processor. Books, magazines, and newspapers? They're allowed only when shipped directly from the publisher or an authorized retailer, prepaid with a packing slip or receipt. Size limits: 8 x 11 inches max, 4 pounds or less, no more than four items per shipment. Hardbound books aren't accepted. Prohibited content (biohazards, sexually explicit material, etc.) may be confiscated or rejected. Rejected scanned mail gets stored electronically, and you have 30 days to file an appeal.
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Gwinnett County Jail routes most personal mail through a central processing system, and it has to be a postcard. Follow the size, ink, and address rules below, and your message is much more likely to arrive without delays.
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Send personal mail through the central processing address via JailATM.com at the Atlanta P.O. Box 2062 address. Non-legal personal mail must be postcard-only and meet the jail's size and writing requirements.
Yes—but only if they're mailed directly from the publisher or an authorized retailer and prepaid with a packing slip or receipt. Shipments must be 8 x 11 inches or smaller, 4 pounds or less, and contain no more than four items. Hardbound books aren't accepted.
Rejected scanned mail is stored electronically, and the item goes back to the sender (or to the post office if there's no return address). You'll receive notice of your appeal rights. File any appeal within 30 days—contact the mailroom supervisor at 770.619.6594 for mail issues or the Inmate Services supervisor at 770.822.3925 for package appeals.
Yes—Gwinnett County allows property bonds in certain cases. But you can't start the process right after an arrest. Bonds, including property bonds, can only be posted once booking and identification are complete.
Getting books or magazines through mail screening at Gwinnett County Jail comes down to two things: where it ships from and staying within package limits. Both matter as much as what you send.
Need to send money to someone at Gwinnett County Jail? The jail uses an inmate account system, and there are three approved ways to add funds.
