Mail & Packages to Monmouth County Correctional Institution: Photos, Books, Magazines, and the Amazon Ban
Sending mail to someone at Monmouth County Correctional Institution (MCCI) is doable, but the facility is strict about where items come from and how they're packaged. Use the address format below and stick to approved sources—otherwise, your mail gets returned.
Address letters to MCCI using this format: [Inmate Name] Monmouth County Correctional Institution 1 Waterworks Road Freehold, NJ 07728 Include the full address and the incarcerated person's name exactly as it appears in facility records. Missing or incorrect details can delay your letter or get it sent back.
MCCI stopped accepting packages and deliveries from Amazon on March 5, 2021. Anything routed through Amazon - boxes, envelopes, books, whatever - gets refused. If you want to send something other than a basic letter, skip Amazon entirely and use the approved sources below.
Want to send paperback books? They must be ordered online from Barnes & Noble and shipped directly from Barnes & Noble using standard shipping. Books from any other retailer, distributor, vendor, or individual get stamped "Return to Sender." That means no used books mailed from home, no third-party marketplace sellers, and no dropping a book in the mail yourself - even if it seems harmless.
Magazines follow a similar rule: they must ship directly from the publisher. Anything from a retailer, distributor, vendor, or individual gets denied and sent back "Return to Sender." Your safest bet is setting up a subscription that ships straight from the publisher - not through a reseller.
You can send photos, but format matters. MCCI allows color or black-and-white photo copies printed on standard paper only - actual photo paper isn't allowed. The facility notes that freeprintsnow.com can be used to send photos, with a limit of 12 pictures per delivery. If you're including photos with a letter, keep it simple: standard-paper prints, nothing extra attached.
- ✓ Food
- ✓ Plastic
- ✓ Wood
- ✓ Cigarettes
- ✓ Polaroid pictures
- ✓ Decorative stickers
- ✓ Nude pictures
- ✓ Cash
- ✓ Personal checks
- ✓ Photographs printed on photo paper
- ✓ Greeting cards
- ✓ Anything written or drawn with crayon
- ✓ Anything marked with lipstick
MCCI only accepts white envelopes no larger than a standard #10 (4-1/8" x 9-1/2"). If you're mailing a letter with photos, stick to a plain white #10 envelope and avoid bulky add-ins that make it look like a package. Keep it simple - that gives it the best shot at getting through.
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