What You Can and Can't Mail to Someone at Parker County Jail
All mail at Parker County Jail gets screened - incoming and outgoing. Some things are automatic deal-breakers: anything containing drugs, tobacco, money, or sexually explicit material will be destroyed on arrival. Keep your letters and photos simple and clean to make sure they actually get through.
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- ✓ Glue (including glued-on decorations)
- ✓ Paperclips
- ✓ Stickers
- ✓ Tape
- ✓ Liquids of any kind
- ✓ Perfume or scented items
- ✓ Lipstick (including lipstick marks on paper or envelopes)
Warning: Any correspondence or photos showing firearms, drugs, gang signs, or alcohol are prohibited and will be destroyed.
Don’t mail stamps, paper, or envelopes to someone at Parker County Jail. The jail says inmates can get those through commissary, and sending them can get your mail rejected when it’s screened.
Photos are allowed, but there are two firm limits. Inmates can have up to 24 photographs total. And those photos must come from a photo lab or store kiosk - no inkjet prints, nothing printed at home, and nothing printed from the internet.
Magazines and paperback books can be mailed in, but only if they come from an online provider or directly from the publisher. Parker County Jail also limits this to three items at a time, and anything over that limit will be discarded.
Clothing is allowed, but the rules are specific: up to three white items at a time, shipped by an online retailer. Acceptable items include white socks (up to 3 pairs), white underwear (briefs or boxers), white thermals top/bottom (not one-piece), and white t-shirts (no tank tops or pockets). Send more than three items at once, and the extras get discarded.
Tip: For photos, use a photo lab or in-store kiosk; for books, magazines, and clothing, use online retailers/publishers so the package meets the jail’s source rules and quantity limits.
Some mail at Parker County Jail doesn't just get returned - it gets destroyed. That includes anything containing drugs, tobacco, money, or sexually explicit material. Correspondence or photos showing firearms, drugs, gang signs, or alcohol will also be discarded.
Think something was removed or destroyed by mistake? Contact the jail directly. Be specific about what you sent and when - it helps staff track it down during screening.
- Send a plain letter - Skip extras like glue, paperclips, stickers, tape, perfume, lipstick marks, or any liquid; those items are prohibited.
- Leave out mailing supplies - Don’t include stamps, paper, or envelopes since inmates can access those through commissary.
- Print photos the right way (and keep it to 24) - Use a photo lab or store kiosk, and don’t send inkjet-printed or internet-printed photos.
- Order reading material and clothing from the right source (and keep it to three) - Magazines/paperback books must come from an online provider or the publisher, and only three items at a time are allowed; white clothing items must come from an online retailer, also limited to three at a time.
- Watch the content on paper and in pictures - Don’t send anything that depicts firearms, drugs, gang signs, or alcohol.
Money-saver: Stick to plain, clean correspondence - no add-ons - and avoid sending stamps/paper/envelopes so you don’t pay postage on items the jail won’t allow inside.
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