What Happens to Mail Sent to Jefferson Parish Jail: The Inspection Process
If you're sending mail to someone at Jefferson Parish Correctional Center (JPCC), expect it to be opened and checked before it reaches them. Here's what the inspection looks for and how to keep your mail from being rejected.
JPCC opens all incoming mail. JPSO correctional employees inspect every piece specifically for contraband, meaning items not allowed inside the facility. If anything in your envelope violates the contraband rules, it can be seized and disposed of instead of delivered.
Contraband List
- ✓ Mail sent from other inmates (whether from JPCC or any other penal institution)
- ✓ Commissary items
- ✓ Tobacco
- ✓ Blank stationery, stamps, or envelopes
- ✓ Any items received through the mail that are not allowed will be disposed of
Don't put cash in the mail. JPCC only accepts money orders sent through the mail. Also make sure you include the inmate's CCN number, since deposits need the CCN to post to the correct inmate account.
Disallowed items don't get "held for pickup." At JPCC, prohibited pictures are disposed of. The same goes for anything else that violates contraband rules: it gets seized and thrown away. Be cautious about what you include.
Books and magazines follow different rules than regular personal mail. Inmates can receive paperback books and approved magazines, but only when they're purchased and shipped directly from a publisher or bookstore. If you send reading material yourself, it may be rejected even if the content is fine.
Tips
- ✓ Use the inmate’s CCN number anywhere it is requested, especially for money deposits, so the funds post to the correct account.
- ✓ Do not mail cash. If you are sending money by mail, use a money order.
- ✓ If you want to send books or magazines, order paperback books and approved magazines from a publisher or bookstore and have them ship directly to the facility.
- ✓ Do not include mail from other inmates (from JPCC or any other penal institution).
- ✓ Do not put commissary items in the envelope.
- ✓ Do not send tobacco.
- ✓ Do not send blank stationery, stamps, or envelopes.
Tip: Keep your receipts for any money order you mail, and double-check that the inmate's CCN is correct. Those two details can save you a lot of trouble if a payment doesn't post as expected.
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