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Sending Photos and Drawings to Pasco County Jail: What Works (and What Doesn't)

Sending family photos or a child's drawing to someone at Pasco County Jail? The key is making sure it scans cleanly. Here's what gets delivered—and what gets sent back.

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Sending Photos and Drawings to Pasco County Jail: What Works (and What Doesn't)

Placement Size Rules

  • ✓ Keep paper within the allowed range: at least 4" x 6" and no larger than 8.5" x 14".

Pasco County Jail accepts pictures and drawings for scanning, but there's a catch: don't put artwork or photos on the back of a page with writing. The jail needs the text side to scan clearly, and images on the reverse can interfere. Sending a letter plus photos? Keep them on separate sheets so nothing bleeds through.

Anything that isn't paper - or can't be scanned - gets returned to the sender. The digital mail center also won't accept certified mail, packages, money orders, or cash. All of those come back to you.

Sending images digitally through JailATM? Stick to these file types: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, and TIFF. If your photo is in one of those formats and meets the size limit, it should upload without issues.

File size limit: JailATM enforces a maximum image upload size of 5120 KB. If your upload fails, resizing or compressing the image usually fixes it.

Practical Tips

  1. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) if you want originals back - Pasco County Jail requires a SASE inside your personal mail if you want the original returned after scanning.
  2. Watch for returns when something can’t be scanned - non-paper items and other unscannable mail are returned to the sender rather than delivered.

Paper photo or drawing didn't make it through? Try uploading digitally instead. Use JailATM with one of the accepted formats (BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, or TIFF) and keep the file under 5120 KB.

Here's the short version: Pasco County Jail accepts simple, scannable paper between 4" x 6" and 8.5" x 14". Don't put pictures or drawings on the back of written pages. Non-paper items get returned, along with certified mail, packages, money orders, and cash. Want your original mail back after scanning? Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. For digital uploads, JailATM takes BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, and TIFF files up to 5120 KB each.

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