The Complete List of What You Cannot Send to an Inmate at Seminole County Jail
Want to send something to someone at Seminole County Jail? Here's the simplest rule: if the facility didn't issue it and it wasn't bought through commissary, it's contraband (with a few mail-related exceptions). Check the list below so your items don't get rejected and sent back.
At Seminole County Jail,
Bottom line: If it's not facility-issued or commissary-purchased, assume it won't get through. When in doubt, don't send it.
Quick Checklist
- ✓ Packages (not accepted; returned to sender)
- ✓ Books (not accepted; returned to sender)
- ✓ Care packages
- ✓ Postal mail (not accepted)
- ✓ Candy
- ✓ Snacks
- ✓ Food items
- ✓ Clothing
- ✓ Battery- or electronically-operated cards
- ✓ Hygiene items
- ✓ Medication
- ✓ Polaroid pictures
- ✓ Stamps
- ✓ Stickers
- ✓ Envelopes
- ✓ Glitter
- ✓ Writing paper
- ✓ Magazines and subscriptions (generally prohibited; see note below)
Magazines/subscriptions: These only continue if they meet the facility’s decency standards.
Thinking about sending a package or a book? Don't. Seminole County Jail hasn't accepted either since July 1, 2018. That includes care packages too - the facility won't take them.
Send something that's not allowed, and it comes back to you. The package and book ban (in effect since July 1, 2018) means those items get returned to sender. The jail also updated its mail policy on December 21, 2018 - any mail received after January 16, 2019 is returned to sender. So even a regular letter could end up back in your mailbox.
Heads up on mail: The jail's postal-mail policy took effect December 21, 2018. Anything received after January 16, 2019 gets returned to sender.
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