Mail, photos, messaging, and phone/call options for staying in touch.
Upshur County Jail uses NCIC's inmate messaging and mail-scanning system, promoting NCIC.com as a quicker, cheaper alternative to regular mail for sending messages and pictures. To get started, create an account at NCIC.com. For service questions, the jail directs you to NCIC customer support. The county's contract with NCIC took effect November 30, 2016, and a May 28, 2021 addendum expanded the scope to include mail scanning. Under the contract, the county receives a $73,000 minimum annual guarantee plus 60% of gross revenue above that amount. Electronic messaging systems typically require purchased credits, and messages may be screened. Check NCIC.com for Upshur-specific setup and payment details.
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Want your letter delayed or returned? Leave off the SO number. For mail going through the NCIC processing address, format your envelope like this: Inmate Name, SO# (booking number), Facility Name, P.O. Box 591, Longview, TX 75606. The SO number routes your mail to the right person—double-check it before sealing the envelope.
Upshur County Jail uses NCIC for inmate messaging and mail scanning. Here's how to reach someone there, plus what to double-check before you send anything.
Upshur County Jail uses NCIC's inmate messaging and mail-scanning system, so sending mail works differently here. You can send messages and attachments electronically through NCIC, or mail a physical letter to NCIC's processing address. Either way, the inmate receives everything electronically.
Upshur County Jail uses an NCIC mail-scanning process for most inmate mail. Use the checklist below to make sure your letter gets scanned and delivered, not delayed or rejected.
Upshur County scans most inmate mail through a central processing system. Legal and medical mail work differently—you need to send them directly to the facility where the inmate is housed, not to the NCIC/PO Box address.
Upshur County Jail routes most inmate mail through NCIC's scanning system. Follow the size limits and address it correctly, and your letter is much more likely to get through without being returned or destroyed.
Trying to stay in touch with someone at Upshur County Jail? It helps to understand who runs the phone and video systems—and how the county gets paid under that arrangement. Here's what the NCIC contract means in plain terms.
Mailing reading materials or sensitive documents to someone in Upshur County? The key is knowing what can't go through the NCIC processing PO Box—and where those items need to go instead.
Getting a straight answer starts with calling the right office. Here are the most useful phone numbers for Upshur County Jail questions and related county services.
Create an account at NCIC.com and use the NCIC messaging option to send messages and pictures. For questions about the service or scanned mail delivery, the jail directs you to NCIC customer support.
Yes. Upshur County Jail uses NCIC for electronic inmate messaging, and mail scanning was added to the county’s NCIC contract through a May 28, 2021 addendum.
Yes. The NCIC contract guarantees Upshur County a $73,000 minimum annual payment and provides the county 60% of gross revenue above that guarantee.
A marriage license in Upshur County costs $82.00 — unless you bring a Texas Premarital Education Certificate. With that certificate, the fee drops to $22.00.
At Upshur County Jail, inmates place their own commissary orders — family members can't order on their behalf. Orders happen by phone using the inmate's SO (booking) number and a PIN linked to their trust account.
Need to put money on someone's trust account at Upshur County Jail? The county offers three deposit options: a lobby kiosk, a credit card payment by phone, or a credit card payment through a website.
