The Faster Way to Send a Letter: Email Delivery to SLO County Jail Inmates

If you’re sending physical mail, address it to the inmate using their name and identification number, and mail it to: INMATE NAME & IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, 880 Oklahoma Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. Using that exact format helps your mail get routed to the right person without delays.

For email delivery, send your letter to sh-inmatemail@co.slo.ca.us. This email-to-inmate option gets your written letter delivered the same day - no waiting on postal mail.

Your subject line tells staff who the email is for. Format it like this: Last Name, First Name and Inmate Identification Number. For example: Doe, John #400111.

Plan your messages so you don’t get cut off mid-conversation: you can send no more than 3 emails per sender, per day.

Each email can be no more than 6 pages. Got a long update? Split it across multiple emails (within the daily limit).

Postal mail makes sense when you need to send something physical through USPS. Include the inmate's name and identification number on the envelope, and mail it to 880 Oklahoma Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405.

Email is the way to go when speed matters. Send to sh-inmatemail@co.slo.ca.us with the subject line formatted as: Last Name, First Name and Inmate Identification Number (example: Doe, John #400111). Get the addressing right and stay within the daily and page limits, and your message should process smoothly.

Each message costs $0.25. If you're sending multiple updates, factor that cost in alongside the daily and page limits.