How to Write a Letter That Won't Get Returned by Lee County Jail

Keep it short - mail sent to an inmate can be no more than five pages. Go over that limit and the letter won't be scanned or delivered. It'll come right back to you. Trim before you seal.

Write on one side of each sheet only. Lee County Jail scans the front side only and specifically tells senders not to write on the back. Anything with writing on both sides can get returned.

Stick to standard letter-size paper - 8.5 inches wide by 11 inches tall, max. Skip oversized stationery, greeting cards that don't fit flat, or anything larger than a regular sheet.

• ✓ Put the inmate’s name on the envelope and on the mail itself
• ✓ Include your return address on the envelope and on the mail itself

Here's where people get tripped up: general letters go one place, but legal mail and certain physical items go somewhere else. General correspondence must be mailed to: NCIC-Lee County Jail, Inmate Name, PO Box 591, Longview, TX 78606. Legal mail, court documents, books, other publications, and physical pictures must be sent directly to the facility at: Lee County Jail, Inmate's Last Name, First Name, PO Box 98, Giddings, TX 78942. Put photos in a regular letter headed to the NCIC address? The jail returns the whole thing without scanning it. Route pictures the way the jail tells you to.

1. Confirm you used the general-mail address - General correspondence must be sent to NCIC-Lee County Jail, Inmate Name, PO Box 591, Longview, TX 78606.
2. Check the paper size - Mail must be no larger than 8.5 inches wide by 11 inches tall.
3. Count the pages - Anything over five pages won’t be scanned or delivered, and it will be returned.
4. Make sure you only wrote on the front - Scanned mail is front-side only; don’t write on the back of any page.
5. Remove any photos - If photos are included, the entire letter and all contents are returned and nothing is scanned or delivered.

Once you fix the issue, resend to the right address for what you're mailing. General letters go to NCIC-Lee County Jail, Inmate Name, PO Box 591, Longview, TX 78606. Legal mail, court documents, books, other publications, and physical pictures go directly to the facility: Lee County Jail, Inmate's Last Name, First Name, PO Box 98, Giddings, TX 78942.