J. Reuben Long Detention Center, SC

To message an inmate at J. Reuben Long Detention Center, create an account at www.NCIC.com. Standard text messages cost $0.25 each, while photos or documents run $0.35 per item. Send as many as you want—there's no limit. Prefer writing a letter? You can't mail it directly to the jail. Physical mail goes to a processing center in Texas, gets scanned, and inmates view it electronically on kiosks. For phone contact, general population inmates have daily access to telephones for outgoing collect or debit calls. Keep in mind that calls may be monitored and recorded.

Personal mail to J. Reuben Long Detention Center gets processed off-site and scanned for electronic delivery to inmate kiosks. Address letters to PO Box 591, Longview, TX 75606, and include the inmate's name, account number, and your return address on the envelope. Keep mail no larger than 8.5" x 11", and limit letters to five pages—anything longer gets returned. Write on one side only. The scanner captures just the front, so anything on the back won't make it through. You can include one photo per mailing. Send more than one, and the entire letter comes back unscanned. After delivery, physical originals are destroyed.

Regular inmate mail for J. Reuben Long Detention Center goes to the offsite processing address: PO Box 591, Longview, Texas 75606. Include the inmate's name and account number on every piece of mail, plus your return address—mail missing these details may not be processed. Legal and medical mail is different. Don't send it to the Texas PO Box. Mail it directly to the detention center following the facility's guidelines. Sending publications? Address packages with the inmate's full name, account number, and the J. Reuben Long Detention Center address. For visits, phone info, or deposits, check the agency or facility website and have the inmate's full name and ID or booking number ready.

Sending mail to someone at J. Reuben Long Detention Center? Keep size limits in mind: physical mail through the central system can't exceed 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Legal and medical correspondence works differently—don't send it to the Texas processing address. Mail it directly to the facility following their guidelines. Publications are limited to three per shipment (one shipment per week), with restrictions on publishers, distributors, and format. For electronic communication, set up Inmate Messaging by creating an account at www.NCIC.com. Planning a visit or picking someone up at release? Bring a valid government-issued photo ID. Many facilities use third-party vendors for phones, messaging, and account funding.