Why Muskegon County Jail Only Accepts Postcards (And How to Send One Correctly)

Want to write someone at Muskegon County Jail? You'll need a pre-stamped postcard - that's the only written communication the jail accepts. Regular letters won't make it through. Unless your mail is clearly marked as legal correspondence, it gets returned to sender.

• ✓ Send a pre-stamped postcard (this is the only written communication accepted).
• ✓ Anything else in writing (except clearly marked legal mail) will be returned to sender.
• ✓ Postcards with postage stamps, stickers, or other inappropriate materials can be returned to sender.

The jail is strict about what counts as a postcard. It has to be an original card - something you'd buy at a store or the Post Office. Homemade cards or anything that isn't a standard postcard won't be accepted.

• ✓ Acceptable: An original postcard bought at a store
• ✓ Acceptable: An original postcard bought from the Post Office
• ✓ Not acceptable: Anything other than an original postcard
• ✓ Not acceptable: A postcard with added postage stamps
• ✓ Not acceptable: A postcard with stickers or other materials deemed inappropriate by jail administration

Address the postcard like this: Inmate Name Muskegon County Jail 980 Terrace Street Muskegon, MI 49440 Use the incarcerated person’s name on the first line, then the jail name and street address exactly as shown to help it route correctly.

Don't send packages to Muskegon County Jail. They're not allowed, and they won't be returned - they'll be disposed of. Save yourself the trouble and the cost.

Mail gets processed Monday through Friday. No deliveries on holidays.