How to send messages, photos, and packages
Staying in touch matters—maintaining relationships during incarceration reduces the risk of recidivism, and USP Yazoo City treats family contact as part of rehabilitation. Phone privileges go directly to inmates; third-party or alternative call arrangements aren't allowed. Calls are monitored and screened through TRUFONE, which manages phone communications and retains recordings temporarily. Recorded calls get deleted after 180 days unless they're kept for legal or administrative reasons. Attorney calls may be handled differently and can be unmonitored in certain situations. For electronic messaging, USP Yazoo City uses TRULINCS. Messages are text-only, screened, and limited to 13,000 characters. Both the inmate and recipient must consent to monitoring.
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Mail rules at USP Yazoo City are strict. A small mistake can mean your item gets opened, rejected, or sent back. Here's what you need to know about general mail vs. special mail, why packages from home usually aren't allowed, and how to send books and magazines correctly.
Yes. Routine inmate phone calls are monitored and screened at USP Yazoo City, and the facility uses TRUFONE to manage, monitor, and record calls.
TRUFONE deletes recorded calls after 180 days unless they’re retained for legal or administrative purposes.
Electronic messaging is handled through TRULINCS. Messages are text-only, screened, require consent to monitoring from both sides, and are limited to 13,000 characters.
Yes, but follow the rules. Packages from home are generally not allowed without prior written approval, and books or magazines typically need to come from approved sources (such as the publisher or an authorized vendor).
Special mail is correspondence that gets special handling and is opened only in the inmate’s presence for inspection. General mail is opened and inspected by staff as part of routine security screening.
A publication can be rejected if it’s considered detrimental to security, good order, or discipline, or if it could facilitate criminal activity. Items may be refused for content like weapons or escape instructions, coded writing, incitement to violence, drug-manufacturing instructions, or sexually explicit material, and the Ensign Amendment restricts commercially published sexually explicit content or nudity.
Your first visit goes smoother when you handle the paperwork early and show up prepared. This guide covers BP‑A0629 (the visitor information form) and the practical basics for planning a visit at USP Yazoo City.
Getting a call from USP Yazoo City can be a lifeline — but the phone system has strict rules, and privacy works differently inside a federal prison. Here's what to expect around payment, monitoring, and recordings.
