What You Can't Send to an Inmate at Leon County Jail — Prohibited Items and How Rejections Work
Mail rules at Leon County Jail are strict — even small details like tape on an envelope can get your letter sent back. Use the checklist below to avoid common rejections, and keep reading if you need to appeal a censorship decision.
Common Returns
- ✓ Mail stained with powder, perfume, glue, or glitter
- ✓ Envelopes with tape or stickers
- ✓ Mail from other detention facilities/prisons (unless approved by both institutions)
- ✓ Note pads
- ✓ Greeting cards larger than 5" by 7"
- ✓ Paper, envelopes, pencils, pens, or stamps
- ✓ Music lyrics
- ✓ Cell phones
Personal (non-privileged) mail must go to the Securus Digital Mail Center, not the jail itself. Address it with the inmate's name and SPN: C/O Securus Digital Mail Center – Leon County, PO Box 21947, Tampa, FL 33622-1947. Send it anywhere else, and it comes right back to you. Mail sent to the Securus center gets scanned and delivered electronically to the inmate's tablet. If they haven't been issued a tablet, the mail is printed and handed to them instead.
Want to send magazines or newspapers? Leon County Jail only accepts subscriptions mailed directly from the publisher. You can't buy an issue yourself and forward it - if it doesn't come straight from the publisher, it won't be accepted.
Even properly sent subscriptions have limits. Inmates can only keep two (2) magazines and two (2) newspapers/newsletters at a time.
When mail gets censored or rejected, the inmate receives written notice from the Canteen Supervisor (or designee). The notice explains exactly why the item was flagged.
You'll find out too. The Canteen Supervisor (or designee) sends a notice to the sender through U.S. Mail within five (5) business days.
- Watch for the mailed notice - if your mail is censored or rejected, you should receive notification by U.S. Mail within five (5) business days.
- Protest the decision to the SSBC - within five (5) business days of receiving the notification, the sender/author may protest the decision to the Support Services Bureau Commander (SSBC) or designee.
- Appeal to the Detention Facility Director - appeals are available to the Detention Facility Director within five (5) business days.
Practical Tips
- ✓ Keep envelopes plain: no tape and no stickers.
- ✓ Don’t send items the jail says will be returned (including paper goods like notepads, loose paper, envelopes, pens/pencils, or stamps).
- ✓ If you’re sending magazines or newspapers/newsletters, make sure they’re mailed directly from the publisher.
- ✓ Send personal (non-privileged) mail to the Securus Digital Mail Center address with the inmate’s name and SPN so it isn’t automatically returned.
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