What You Can and Can't Mail to Logan Correctional Center: A Quick Reference
Logan Correctional Center scans most incoming mail before delivery. Here's what gets through—and what gets sent back.
Sc Accepted Scanning Checklist
- ✓ Written correspondence (letters)
- ✓ Greeting cards
- ✓ Drawings
- ✓ Photos (these are scanned and delivered digitally unless they qualify for original photo delivery - see the photo section below)
- ✓ Expect inspection for contraband, then color scanning of the envelope (front and back) and the contents, with PDF images uploaded to the person’s tablet Bulletin Board
How it works: Staff scan both sides of the envelope and everything inside in color. The PDFs go to your loved one's Bulletin Board, where they can view them on their tablet.
Logan only scans written correspondence, greeting cards, drawings, and photos. Everything else - publications, packages, anything on IDOC's unauthorized list - won't go through the scanner. Those items get returned to you.
Keep in mind: This scanning process applies to all incoming non-privileged mail and is already in effect.
Want actual printed photos delivered instead of scans? Send them from a photo printing vendor. The vendor's watermark or logo must be visible, and the photos still need to follow IDOC rules - unauthorized images won't make it through.
Books, magazines, and other publications have their own rules. Starting September 30, 2025, all publications must come directly from the publisher by mail. Items postmarked September 30, 2025 or earlier will still be accepted after the cutoff, but anything postmarked later needs to ship straight from the publisher.
Heads up: After September 30, 2025, visitors can’t drop off books, magazines, or other publications at the facility - publications must come from the publisher by mail.
If your mail comes back, it's usually because the item wasn't eligible for scanning - only written correspondence, greeting cards, drawings, and photos qualify. Or it may have violated IDOC's unauthorized mail rules, which still apply under the new system.
Questions about a rejected item or the right address format? Contact Logan Correctional Center directly. The facility's page has both the business mail address and the individual-in-custody mailing address, plus phone and fax numbers.
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