Alternatives to Mailing Legal Documents: Phone, Video, and In‑Person Options for Lee Adjustment Center

Need to communicate quickly and confidentially with someone at Lee Adjustment Center? You have options beyond mailed legal documents. Kentucky's Legal Mail Portal notice highlights a real concern: people have smuggled drugs into facilities by soaking paper in chemicals and sending it through the mail. This creates extra scrutiny around incoming paper. Depending on how urgent your situation is and how much you need to review together, phone calls, video visits, or an in-person meeting might work better.

• ✓ Mail - Can be slower and carries added contraband risk; the Legal Mail Portal notice warns that paper has been soaked in chemicals and mailed into facilities.
• ✓ Phone - A fast option, but you’ll want to handle privacy correctly so the call is treated as confidential.
• ✓ Video (Securus) - A scheduled alternative that has a set cost; attorney video visits are described as not monitored or recorded by staff.
• ✓ In-person - Listed as an alternative to mail and often the simplest way to handle sensitive, detailed conversations when you can be onsite.

1. Call the correctional facility - Ask what they need to register an attorney number for private calls through Securus.
2. Request that your number be marked private - The Legal Mail Portal notice says this is how you help ensure calls from the prison are not recorded.
3. Confirm the registration is in place before discussing legal strategy - Once the number is registered and flagged private, you can use phone calls as a more immediate alternative to mail.

Attorney video visits run through Securus. To get started, create a Securus Online account and complete attorney verification. You'll need to upload a self-image, a photo of your driver's license, and a photo of your Bar license. Once approved, you can schedule attorney sessions.

Attorney video visits through Securus cost $5 for up to 25 minutes. These sessions are described as not monitored or recorded by staff - making video a solid middle ground when you need more than a quick call but can't be there in person.

• ✓ Set up your Securus Online account early so approval doesn’t delay time-sensitive conversations.
• ✓ Have your self-image, driver’s license photo, and Bar license photo ready to upload during the attorney setup process.
• ✓ Plan for the $5 fee for up to a 25-minute attorney video session.
• ✓ If confidentiality is the deciding factor, rely on the stated policy that attorney video visits are not monitored or recorded by staff - and confirm any local practice questions directly with the facility.

In-person visits are specifically listed as an alternative to mail for contacting a client. They make sense when you need uninterrupted time, want to walk through complicated issues carefully, or need to communicate clearly without the constraints of a timed remote session. If you're a family member coordinating with an attorney, ask about in-person meetings when documents are sensitive or time-critical - mail delays can create real problems.

1. Contact Lee Adjustment Center to ask about attorney in-person visits - The state guidance notes that attorneys can still contact the facility where the client is located and schedule an in-person visit using that facility’s procedures.
2. Ask what the facility requires to schedule - Confirm what they want to see to treat the visit as an attorney/client visit (for example, proof of representation) and how scheduling works.
3. Keep video-visit setup separate in your planning - Securus account approval and uploads are part of attorney video visits; don’t assume that process replaces whatever the facility requires for an in-person attorney visit.

Decision Checklist

• ✓ If speed matters, lean toward phone or video instead of waiting on mail.
• ✓ For confidential phone communication, register the attorney number with Securus by contacting the facility and asking for the number to be marked private.
• ✓ For confidential video communication, consider Securus attorney video visits, which are described as not monitored or recorded by staff.
• ✓ If cost is a factor, budget for the $5 fee for up to a 25-minute attorney video session.
• ✓ If you’re worried about paper handling and contraband scrutiny, remember the Legal Mail Portal notice warning about drugs being smuggled by soaking paper in chemicals and mailing it.