How to Send Money to Rappahannock Regional Jail (VA)

Rappahannock Regional Jail uses TextBehind.com to handle personal inmate correspondence. Letters, pictures, and drawings are digitally delivered to the person in custody via tablet, not handed over as physical mail. Here's why that matters: effective July 31, 2023, personal inmate correspondence received at the facility will be returned to sender. If you planned to send something alongside a money deposit (or mail items in the same envelope), stop. Confirm what the jail considers "personal correspondence" versus what's allowed through the mail. The jail's mail rules and money deposit rules aren't always the same. Mixing items can lead to delays or returns.

Steps-to-follow

• ✓ Confirm whether what you planned to send counts as “personal inmate correspondence,” since the jail states personal correspondence received will be returned to sender (effective July 31, 2023).
• ✓ If you are sending a message, photos, or drawings, use the jail’s correspondence vendor, TextBehind.com, and follow their format requirements for digital delivery.
• ✓ Before you try to deposit funds, contact the jail to ask for the currently approved ways to add money (online, phone, kiosk, mail, or any other method) and what information you must include so it posts to the correct person.

Because Rappahannock Regional Jail routes personal mail through TextBehind.com and returns personal correspondence sent to the facility (effective July 31, 2023), verify exactly what will be accepted before you send anything that looks like mail. Ask whether the "personal correspondence" return policy affects items people commonly try to send while adding money, like envelopes with notes, printed photos, or other personal content. Separately, confirm the jail's official money-deposit methods. Get the details that actually prevent problems: which deposit channels are approved right now, what name and identifiers you must use so funds reach the right person, and whether there are limits or fees. Also ask whether any recent policy changes affected how deposits are processed or how long funds take to post. A quick confirmation up front can save you a returned item, a delayed deposit, or money posted to the wrong account.

1. Contact Rappahannock Regional Jail. Ask what money deposit methods are currently approved and whether the personal correspondence return policy affects anything you planned to send.
2. Check TextBehind.com for correspondence rules. Confirm how to send letters, pictures, and drawings for digital delivery, and whether the service is strictly for messages or offers any other features.
3. Ask for the exact deposit requirements. Get the required inmate identifiers, sender details, limits, fees, and typical processing time.
4. Keep a simple paper trail. Write down the date you verified the rules and save any receipts or confirmation numbers tied to your transaction.