5 Things That Will Get Your Letter Returned at Scott's Bluff County

Non-legal mail at Scott's Bluff County is capped at five pages. Go over that limit and the whole thing comes back to you - no partial deliveries. Count every page before you seal the envelope, including printouts.

1. Count every page before you mail it - the limit is no more than 5 pages, and anything over that gets returned.
2. Tighten it up - rewrite or remove extras so you stay within the five-page cap.
3. Send the “overflow” another way - if you still need to share more, you can set up an NCIC account and send messages instead (messages are $0.25 each; picture messages/documents are $0.35 each).

Only one photo per mailing. Send two or more and the facility returns the entire letter - nothing gets delivered. Stick to a single photo each time if you want your letter to reach your loved one.

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• ✓ Keep pages within 8.5 inches wide x 11 inches tall
• ✓ Include the inmate’s name
• ✓ Include the Sheriff’s Office “Inmate Number”
• ✓ Include a return address

Staff need the right details to accept and route your mail. Use standard paper - oversized mail won't be accepted. Include the inmate's full name and Sheriff's Office inmate number so it reaches the right person. And always add a valid return address; if something goes wrong, the letter needs somewhere to go back to. Double-check everything before you drop it in the mailbox.

Magazines, newspapers, books, and bulk mailings can't go to the mail-processing PO Box (PO Box 591, Longview, Texas 75606). They'll be returned. If you want to send reading material or bulk items, ship them directly to the facility where the inmate is housed.

Here's the one that catches people off guard: Scott's Bluff County makes no exceptions to the mail guidelines. "Close enough" won't cut it.

Be extra careful with the basics - inmate's name, Sheriff's Office inmate number, and your return address all need to be on the envelope. When there's no wiggle room, small mistakes are the ones that get mail rejected.

Returned mail usually comes down to the same few problems: over five pages, more than one photo, or a prohibited item sent to the PO Box (books, newspapers, magazines, bulk mail). Fix the issue and resend correctly - otherwise it'll bounce back again.

1. Set up an NCIC account - families and friends can create an account through NCIC to message an inmate.
2. Use NCIC for extra content - send additional updates as messages, and send photos/documents as attachments when you have more than the paper-mail limits allow.
3. Plan for the small fees - messages cost $0.25 each, and picture messages/documents cost $0.35 each.