Send Letters and Reading Material to Russell County Detention Center

Address your mail with the recipient’s full name and inmate ID number. Personal correspondence, legal mail, books, newspapers, and magazine subscriptions use this destination: Inmate’s Full Name & Inmate ID# Russell County Detention Center 228 Brian Walters Drive Jamestown, KY 42642

If you need the recipient’s inmate ID or other inmate information, call 270-858-6900. The jail answers inmate-information calls 24 hours a day.

You can send letters in envelopes or use pre-metered postcards, such as those purchased from the post office. Blue or black ink is recommended. Staff open personal mail and inspect it for contraband, removing any contraband before delivering the mail to the recipient.

Your postcard or envelope must include both sender details below. Check them before you mail it.

• ✓ Your full name
• ✓ Your return address

For newspapers and magazines, arrange shipment directly from the publisher to the recipient address above, including the full name and inmate ID. News, special-interest, and sports magazines are accepted. Magazines containing profanity, weapons, pornography, or other adult content are confiscated and will not be delivered.

For books, order from a reputable source and have the order shipped directly to the jail at the same recipient address. Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Books-A-Million are examples of acceptable sources, not the only options.

Books must not contain excessively violent, pornographic, or obscene images or content. Books that fail the jail’s standards are disposed of.

For help with mail questions, call Russell County Detention Center at 270-858-6900.