How to Send Mail to People at Newaygo County Jail (postcard-only rules)
Newaygo County Jail only accepts postcards for regular (non-privileged) incoming mail. Send anything other than a prepaid 4-inch by 6-inch postcard, and it will likely be rejected.
The jail only accepts prepaid 4-inch by 6-inch postcards for non-privileged mail. Letters, greeting cards, and other formats won't make it through, even if they're short or seem harmless.
Stick to a standard prepaid 4x6 postcard and keep it simple. The jail cares about format above all else. Get the size right and use a prepaid postcard, and your mail should get through.
Quick tip: Buy plain, prepaid 4x6 postcards and write with regular pen ink. Keeping it basic avoids the most common reasons mail gets rejected.
Photo postcards are not allowed, even if they're the right size. Skip anything that's essentially a printed photo on postcard stock.
- ✓ Picture postcards
- ✓ Sexually explicit drawings or images
- ✓ Drawings, icons, or symbols that may be considered gang related
- ✓ Stickers
- ✓ Glitter
- ✓ Perfume
- ✓ Drawings or writing done in crayon, gel pen, glue, or similar substances
These restrictions exist for safety and security reasons. Stickers, glitter, perfume, and certain inks can be used to hide contraband or interfere with screening. Sexually explicit content or gang-related material can also create safety and management problems inside the facility.
If mail could affect the safety, security, or good order of the jail, it won't be delivered. The item may be returned to you or placed in the inmate's property instead.
Photo postcards and picture postcards fall into restricted categories and can be stopped. The same goes for postcards with stickers, glitter, perfume, or writing done in crayon, gel pen, or glue. If the jail flags something as restricted or a security concern, it won't be delivered. It'll either be returned to you or stored with the inmate's property.
Legal (privileged) mail follows different rules. At Newaygo County Jail, mail qualifies as legal mail when it includes a law firm or legal services provider name and address, lists the attorney name with a valid P number, and is marked as confidential legal mail.
Legal mail: If you're an attorney or sending privileged correspondence, make sure the outside of the envelope clearly meets the jail's legal-mail identification requirements. This ensures it gets treated as privileged mail.
Mail shouldn't be held for more than 24 hours, excluding weekends and holidays. If you send something right before a weekend or holiday, expect some extra processing time.
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