How to Send Mail to Someone at Baker Street After the June 16, 2025 Digital-Mail Change

As of 6/16/2025, the facility no longer accepts personal mail the old way. All personal mail must be addressed and prepared exactly as Harris County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) requires. Compliant mail goes to the Securus Digital Mail Center, where it's scanned and made available for the incarcerated person to view on eMessaging tablets and kiosks.

Under the digital-mail system, your letter gets scanned rather than delivered as physical paper. The Digital Mail Center receives it, checks that it meets HCSO requirements, and then digitizes it so the person in custody can view it on facility tablets or kiosks. If something can't be scanned, the center returns it to you.

Addressing Requirements

• ✓ Sender’s full name and complete return address
• ✓ Inmate’s full booked name (the name they were booked under)
• ✓ Inmate’s SPN
• ✓ Inmate’s housing facility and cell block location

Baker Street has two building addresses for legal mail or special pre-authorized mail. For someone housed at 1307 Baker Street, address legal/special mail to: Harris County Sheriff's Office, 1307 Baker St., Houston, TX 77002. For someone at 1200 Baker Street, use: Harris County Sheriff's Office, 1200 Baker St., Houston, TX 77002.

Sending photos? Keep the size limits in mind. Paper items like drawings and letters must be no larger than 8.5 x 11 inches for scanning. Photographs have a separate limit: 5" x 7" maximum.

• ✓ Photos must not be offensive
• ✓ Photos must not be sexual in nature
• ✓ No gang references
• ✓ No display of guns, drugs, or drug paraphernalia
• ✓ Maximum 10 photos per package

Don't add "extras" to your letter. Unauthorized items sent through the mail count as contraband - the entire package can be confiscated and disposed of. The facility won't store these items in the property room for later pickup.

1. Decide whether you need the original back - if you’re sending something you want returned after scanning, plan for that before you mail it.
2. Include a self-addressed stamped envelope - the Digital Mail Center will return the item only if you include a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage.
3. Assume non-scannable items won’t make it through - if the Digital Mail Center determines your mail can’t be scanned, it will be returned to the sender.

For legal mail or attorney communications, use the facility's legal-mail process - not the general digital-mail route. If you're unsure which process applies, contact HCSO directly. That's the safest way to avoid having legal mail returned unopened.