How to send messages, photos, and packages
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.
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The fastest way to reach someone at J. Reuben Long Detention Center is through the Inmate Messaging system. You'll need to create an account at NCIC.com first. Once that's done, you can send text messages, photos, or pictures of documents — all through the same platform.
Mail sent to someone at J. Reuben Long doesn't go straight to the jail. Instead, regular personal letters are routed to a processing center in Longview, Texas, scanned, and delivered electronically to the inmate.
Mail to J. Reuben Long gets scanned and delivered electronically. Small formatting mistakes can get your entire envelope sent back. Use this checklist before you seal it.
Sending a letter to someone at J. Reuben Long Detention Center? The rules are strict. Use this checklist to avoid having your mail returned—or destroyed after processing.
Sending a physical letter to someone at J. Reuben Long Detention Center? It won't go directly to the jail in South Carolina. Instead, all physical letters must be mailed to a Mail Processing Center in Texas. There, they're scanned and digitized before your loved one receives them.
Create an account at www.NCIC.com to use the facility’s inmate messaging system. Once you’re set up, you can compose and pay for messages through the vendor portal and follow the on-screen verification steps.
Text/letter messages cost $0.25 each. Picture or document messages cost $0.35 per picture or document.
No. Physical letters must be mailed to a central Mail Processing Center in Texas, where they’re scanned and delivered electronically for inmates to view on housing-unit kiosks.
Yes. General population inmates have daily access to phones for outgoing collect or debit calls, and all calls may be monitored and recorded.
Send mail to PO Box 591, Longview, TX 75606 for off-site processing. Include the inmate’s full name and inmate account number on the envelope so it can be routed and scanned.
Yes, but the rules are strict. Publications must be new, paperback, in original packaging, and sent directly from a publisher or nationally recognized distributor. You can send up to three publications per shipment (one shipment per week). Address them to the jail with the inmate's full name and account number. Magazines, newspapers, bulk mail, and books sent to the Texas PO Box won't be accepted—they'll be returned.
Want a faster way to send messages and photos to someone at J. Reuben Long Detention Center? The facility uses an Inmate Messaging system through NCIC.com. Here's how to get set up, what it costs, and what happens after you hit send.
Sending books, magazines, newspapers, or bulk mail to someone at J. Reuben Long? Don't mail them to PO Box 591 in Longview, Texas—those items won't be accepted and will be returned. Publications must go directly to the facility where the person is housed. Address the package with the inmate's full name, their Account Number, and the J. Reuben Long Detention Center address.
You can send books and magazines to J. Reuben Long Detention Center, but only if they meet the jail's rules on source, condition, and format. Follow these guidelines to keep your package from getting rejected or sent back.
