Legal Mail Portal & Photocopying: How to Send Documents Safely to Luther Luckett (Guidance for Attorneys and Families)

Kentucky's Legal Mail Portal exists because of a documented problem: drugs have been smuggled into correctional facilities by soaking paper in chemicals and mailing it in. Once inside, the paper can be torn into pieces and used. The chemicals are dangerous. Because paper itself can carry contraband, the facility requires verification and extra caution around mailed documents. This is how they try to keep drugs out of mail that looks legitimate.

When forwarding documents to a client at Luther Luckett, handle third-party paperwork differently from items you created yourself. The portal guidance is clear: if you receive a document from a third party to send to your client, make a photocopy and send that instead of the original. This aligns with the portal's broader purpose. Paper can carry contraband, so third-party originals should not go into the mail stream unless they fall into the limited category of specifically listed official documents.

1. Open the Legal Mail Portal page for Luther Luckett (the facility portal page that includes the jail ID for Luther Luckett).
2. Click “Create Account” and begin the registration process. After you create the account, Department of Corrections staff are notified and start reviewing the request.

Attorney Verification

• ✓ Upload proof of licensure in good standing from any jurisdiction (an image or PDF from your Bar Association).

Once your submission is approved in the Legal Mail Portal, your account status changes to "verified." You'll also receive a Mail ID Number. According to the user guide, this Mail ID begins with a letter.

Registration is more than just creating a login. When you sign up for the Attorney Verification System, you're agreeing to take reasonable precautions to ensure anything you send into the facility does not contain contraband. This expectation is built into the portal's purpose, given how contraband has historically entered through mail.

Practical Tips

• ✓ Set a password that meets the portal rules: at least 8 characters, at least 1 lower‑case letter, and at least 1 number.
• ✓ Have your proof of licensure in good standing ready to upload (image or PDF from your Bar Association).
• ✓ Use the Legal Mail Portal page for Luther Luckett (the portal login page for this facility) and follow the “Create Account” flow if you are new.

Why all the caution with paper? The portal notice specifically warns that drugs have been smuggled by soaking paper in chemicals and mailing it into facilities. The safest practice is to limit what goes into the mail stream. If you're sending something from a third party, send a photocopy, not the original. Attorneys using the portal should watch for their status to change to "verified" after approval, along with a Mail ID Number that starts with a letter.