What You Can (and Can't) Mail to Ohio County Jail: Photos, Size Limits, and Prohibited Items
Mail rules at Ohio County Jail are strict, but following them keeps your letters from getting rejected—or worse, destroyed. Here's what you need to know to make sure your mail gets through.
Photos are the only enclosures Ohio County Jail allows. Don't slip anything else into the envelope - not even something small. Stick to photos only.
You can send up to 10 photographs per mailing. Want to share more? Split them across separate mailings instead of cramming them all into one envelope.
Photo requirement: Photos must be printed on photo paper. Regular paper printouts don’t meet the jail’s photo standard.
Keep everything letter-size. Ohio County Jail requires all incoming mail to be no larger than 8 1/2 x 11 inches.
Thickness matters too. Mail can't be thicker than light card stock, and it needs to run through a sheet-fed scanner. Anything too rigid or bulky will likely get rejected.
Prohibited Contents
- ✓ Stamps
- ✓ Blank envelopes
- ✓ Stationery
- ✓ Cash, checks, or any other forms of currency
- ✓ Certified mail that requires an inmate signature
- ✓ Mail sent with postage due
- ✓ Threats of physical harm against any person, or threats/details of criminal activity
- ✓ Plans to smuggle contraband into or out of the institution
Expect every piece of mail to be opened and inspected. Staff check for contraband and rule violations - and yes, they may read it.
Warning: If mail is found to include contraband or other rule violations, it will be destroyed and not returned.
- ✓ Legal mail that is not sent to 108 East Washington Street, Hartford, KY 42347
- ✓ Certified mail requiring an inmate signature
- ✓ Mail with postage due
Practical Checklist
- ✓ Include photos only (no other enclosures)
- ✓ Keep it to 10 photos or fewer per package
- ✓ Make sure photos are printed on photo paper
- ✓ Don’t send anything bigger than 8 1/2 x 11 inches
- ✓ Avoid thick or rigid items - mail must be no thicker than light card stock and able to feed through a sheet-fed scanner
- ✓ Don’t include stamps, blank envelopes, stationery, or any form of money (cash/checks/currency)
- ✓ If you’re sending legal mail, address it to 108 East Washington Street, Hartford, KY 42347
Before you seal the envelope: Assume staff will open, inspect, and possibly read it. If something breaks the rules, the mail may be destroyed - not returned.
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