What You Need to Know Before Mailing a Letter: Scotts Bluff County’s 5-Page Rule (Checklist)
Keep it simple if you want your letter to make it through processing at the Scotts Bluff County Detention Center. Before you seal the envelope, double-check a few things: the inmate's name and Sheriff's Office inmate number are written on it, you've included a return address, and your pages and extras (especially photos) follow the facility's rules.
- ✓ Put the inmate’s name on the envelope and on the letter.
- ✓ Add the Sheriff’s Office inmate number.
- ✓ Include your full return address.
- ✓ Keep everything within 8.5 inches wide by 11 inches tall (non-legal mail).
- ✓ Count your pages. Do not send more than 5 pages total.
- ✓ Write on the front side only. Do not write on the back of any page.
- ✓ Include no more than 1 photo per mailing (more than 1 photo can cause the entire mailing to be sent back).
Watch out: Include more than one photo and the entire letter, everything inside it, gets returned to sender. Nothing will be delivered. Also, mail sent to PO Box 591 for processing is not returned or released. It will be destroyed after processing.
Non-legal mail at Scotts Bluff County must fit within 8.5 inches wide by 11 inches tall. Anything larger gets rejected. Stick to standard letter-sized paper and skip oversized enclosures.
- ✓ Inmate name
- ✓ Sheriff’s Office inmate number
- ✓ Your return address
The facility caps mail at five pages. Send more than 5, and the extra pages get returned to you (they won't reach the inmate). Count your pages before you close the envelope.
Only the front side of each page gets entered into the system. Anything written on the back won't be scanned, so that part of your message is lost. Write one-sided and put your most important updates on the front of each page.
Tip: Recount your pages before mailing. Make sure every page is one-sided. If you're close to the 5-page limit, put the most important information on the front of the earlier pages.
Scotts Bluff County allows one photo per mailing. Include more than one, and the facility returns the entire letter and all its contents to sender. Nothing gets scanned or delivered to the inmate.
Quick save: Want to send multiple pictures? Mail them one at a time in separate envelopes. More than one photo in a single mailing triggers a full return to sender.
Here's something to keep in mind: mail sent to PO Box 591 in Longview, Texas for processing will not be returned or released. Once it's processed and received electronically by the inmate, the physical copy is destroyed. Assume you won't get it back.
- Look for the most common issues: missing inmate name, missing Sheriff’s Office inmate number, or no return address.
- Recheck the physical format: confirm everything is within 8.5 inches by 11 inches.
- Recount your pages: keep it to 5 pages or fewer.
- Fix photo problems: include only 1 photo per mailing.
- Resend with corrections: once the envelope and contents match the rules, mail it again so it can be processed and delivered.
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