JPCC Mail Rules Checklist: What You Can and Can't Send
JPCC screens all incoming mail. Use this checklist to avoid having your letter, photos, or packages rejected and thrown away.
Every piece of mail sent to Jefferson Parish Correctional Center (JPCC) gets opened and searched by correctional staff. If anything violates contraband rules, it can be seized and thrown away.
Expect inspection: Every envelope gets opened and checked. Include a prohibited item, and the whole thing may be tossed. Keep your mail simple and rule-friendly.
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- ✓ Mail sent from other inmates (from JPCC or any other penal institution)
- ✓ Commissary items
- ✓ Tobacco
- ✓ Blank stationery
- ✓ Stamps
- ✓ Envelopes
- ✓ Newspapers or any newsprint media
JPCC bans these items from incoming mail, and anything that breaks the rules can be seized and thrown out. Newspapers and other newsprint are specifically prohibited because they create a fire hazard. Trying to help with writing supplies? Don't tuck in extras like stamps or envelopes. That can get the entire mailing treated as contraband.
JPCC allows inmates to receive photos, but there are two deal-breakers: no Polaroid (instant) photos, and no provocative or lewd images. Photos that break these rules get thrown out.
Photo tip: Stick to standard printed photos, not instant or Polaroid-style. Keep images clean and straightforward to reduce the chance they get tossed.
Want to send reading material? JPCC requires books and periodicals to ship directly from a publisher or bookstore. Personal shipments don't count, even if the book is brand new.
There's also a limit: inmates can receive a maximum of four books through the mail.
When mail includes something prohibited, staff can seize and dispose of it. This includes common "helpful" add-ons people try to slip in: stamps, envelopes, blank stationery, commissary items, or tobacco. Staying within the rules is the only way to make sure your mail actually reaches your loved one.
- ✓ Do not include commissary items, tobacco, blank stationery, stamps, or envelopes
- ✓ Send photos only if they are not Polaroids and do not contain provocative or lewd images
- ✓ For books and periodicals, make sure they ship directly from a publisher or bookstore
- ✓ Keep book shipments to four books maximum
- ✓ Do not mail newspapers or any newsprint media
Address the envelope with the inmate's name (as it was at the time of incarceration), their CCN number, and the dorm number and cell or bed number if you know it. Send mail to: JPCC Inmate Housing Area, P.O. Box 388, Gretna, LA 70053.
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