Mailing Letters and Photos to Someone at Rogers County Jail (What to Send and What Not to Send)

Address your mail using the inmate's first and last name, plus their name number if you have it. The envelope should be addressed c/o the Amos G. Ward Detention Center at 114 S Missouri Ave., Claremore, OK 74017. Missing or unclear information can delay your letter - or get it rejected entirely.

Rogers County Jail is strict about mail formats. Personal mail (anything that isn't legal, religious, or official) must be sent as regular letters, approved greeting cards, plain white postcards, or postcards with approved images. Anything outside these formats will likely be rejected during screening.

Photos are allowed, but they need to meet specific rules. Keep them 4×6 inches or smaller - Polaroid-style photos aren't accepted. Quantity matters too: inmates can only keep three photographs in their cell. The facility may accept up to five, but extras could be returned or rejected, especially if you send multiple letters with pictures.

Prohibited Items

• ✓ Anything other than regular letters, approved greeting cards, plain white postcards, or postcards with approved images (unless it’s legal, religious, or official mail)
• ✓ Postcards that have been altered or defaced
• ✓ Markings made with paint, crayon, or marker
• ✓ Stickers
• ✓ Watermarks or stains
• ✓ Biohazards, including lipstick or perfume
• ✓ Nudity
• ✓ Weapons
• ✓ Gang references
• ✓ Glitter
• ✓ Greeting cards with embossing
• ✓ Electronics
• ✓ Oversized items
• ✓ Colored envelopes
• ✓ Collages of pictures

All mail gets inspected. Incoming letters (except legal mail) are reviewed by detention staff before delivery, which can add time. Outgoing personal mail must be left unsealed so staff can inspect it before it's sent - your loved one won't be able to seal their letters beforehand.

Don't mail books or Bibles from home. Rogers County Jail only accepts them if they're shipped directly from the publisher or a bookstore to the inmate at the jail.

Before sending anything, run through the basics that commonly trigger rejections. Use the inmate's first and last name, include the name number if you have it, and address it c/o the Amos G. Ward Detention Center at 114 S Missouri Ave., Claremore, OK 74017. Photos? Keep them 4×6 or smaller, skip Polaroid-style prints, and remember the three-photo cell limit. For books or Bibles, don't bother mailing them yourself - they need to come directly from a publisher or bookstore.