How Miami County Jail's digital mail & photos system actually works

Miami County Jail doesn't accept personal mail directly at the facility. Everything goes through the ICSolutions Digital Mail Center instead. Here's how it works: your mail gets scanned at the Digital Mail Center, then made available for your loved one to view on inmate tablets through the eMessaging/DMC apps. They'll read a digital copy on-screen rather than receiving the original paper.

Always include your name and return address on the envelope. Miami County requires it - mail without proper addressing gets sent back. That return address also ensures you'll get your mail back if something can't be processed. Skip it, and you might never know what happened to your letter.

Want to send something personal? Pictures and drawings on paper can be scanned, as long as they meet the requirements. Keep everything flat and standard-sized. Nothing larger than 8.5 x 11 inches will be accepted. Non-paper items won't make it through either. Skip the extras - no objects or anything bulky. Stick to flat paper that fits the size limit.

Returns After Scanning

• ✓ Include a self-addressed stamped envelope with sufficient postage if you want the original item returned after it’s scanned.
• ✓ If you don’t include a self-addressed stamped envelope with sufficient postage, the item will be discarded.

Certain items won't be accepted at all: packages, certified mail, checks, and money orders are returned to sender. Don't try slipping these into a regular letter. It won't work - the whole thing will get rejected and sent back.

Books follow different rules than personal mail. Miami County Jail accepts paperback books only when mailed (from Amazon, for example), and a receipt must be included. No staples allowed. Staff will review and search all books. One thing to know: when an inmate is released, their books become property of the jail library. Legal Mail is handled separately. The jail still accepts it, but it must be addressed directly to the facility. Publications, however, are no longer accepted.