What You Can — and Can't — Mail to Someone at Tulsa County Jail
Mail rules at Tulsa County Jail are strict. One small mistake can get your entire envelope rejected or flagged as contraband. Use the checklist below to make sure your mail actually gets through.
Books are allowed - but only under very specific conditions. They must be mailed directly from Amazon Fulfillment Services or Barnes & Noble. Order from anywhere else, or have a friend forward it, and the book will likely be rejected.
Note: Books must ship directly from Amazon Fulfillment Services or Barnes & Noble. No other sellers, and no "I'll mail it myself" packages.
Sending photos? Keep them small - 5" x 7" maximum.
Skip the Polaroids. The jail won't accept them.
Not allowed: Any photo that displays an exposed female breast will be rejected as unacceptable mail.
Warning: Padded envelopes and boxes are automatic contraband. The entire package - envelope and contents - will be confiscated or returned.
Never include money. Cash, checks, and money orders are all prohibited - mail containing them gets treated as contraband.
- ✓ Padded envelopes or boxes - treated as contraband; the entire envelope and contents may be placed as contraband or returned.
- ✓ Any currency or negotiable items - including cash, checks, or money orders.
Want to send a book? Order it directly from Amazon Fulfillment Services or Barnes & Noble and have it shipped straight to the jail. That's the only way it'll be accepted.
Note: Even if the book itself is allowed, packaging matters - anything sent in a padded envelope or box can be treated as contraband.
If your mail gets flagged as contraband, staff will either return it or confiscate everything. Before you send anything, double-check: no padded packaging, no cash, no checks, no money orders.
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