How to Contact an Inmate at St. Tammany Parish Jail (LA)
Trying to reach someone at St. Tammany Parish Jail? Start with the mail and money rules. Small details, like including the inmate ID on the outside of an envelope, can mean the difference between your letter arriving or getting stuck in limbo.
St. Tammany Parish Jail routes regular inmate mail through JailATM. As of March 3, 2022, all non-legal and non-commercial mail must go through JailATM, either sent electronically or mailed to their processing address. Personal letters go through this system. Legal mail follows a separate track.
To send money, mail a money order to the inmate's pre-arranged account. Include the inmate's name, dorm number, and bed or cell number on the money order. Send it to P.O. Box 3135, Covington, Louisiana 70434.
Note: The jail has a supervised visitation request form that asks for custodial and non-custodial parent names, contact phone numbers and emails, and whether there's a current protective order. This is separate from mail or money orders, but gathering these details ahead of time can save you a step later.
Steps to Follow
- ✓ Send non-legal, non-commercial inmate mail electronically through JailATM, or mail it to the JailATM mailing address (policy effective March 3, 2022).
- ✓ If you mail an envelope or postcard, clearly print the inmate’s full name and inmate ID on the outside.
- ✓ Mail a money order to: P.O. Box 3135, Covington, LA 70434.
- ✓ Write the inmate’s name, dorm number, and bed or cell number on the money order.
- Get the supervised visitation request form - use the jail’s supervised visitation request process (this is separate from mail and money).
- Fill in the parent and contact information - provide the custodial and non-custodial parent names, contact phone numbers, and contact emails.
- Answer the protective order question - indicate whether there is a current protective order.
Policies and vendor procedures change. Before sending anything, verify that JailATM is still required for non-legal, non-commercial mail and confirm the current mailing address for St. Tammany Parish Jail.
- ✓ Confirm how the jail wants the inmate’s full name and inmate ID formatted on the outside of an envelope or postcard.
- ✓ Ask whether “dorm number” and “bed or cell number” have any acceptable variations (for example, if your loved one refers to housing by a different label) before you mail a money order.
- ✓ Verify P.O. Box 3135, Covington, LA 70434 is still the correct mailing address for money orders.
- ✓ Confirm whether money orders are the only accepted way to send funds by mail.
- ✓ Ask about any deposit limits and typical processing time for mailed money orders.
Note: Before submitting a supervised visitation request, confirm what supporting documentation (if any) is required, how to submit the form, and whether approval depends on additional screening or scheduling rules.
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