How to send messages, photos, and packages
Every piece of mail sent to Wicomico County Detention Center must include your full name and a correct return address—anything missing that information gets returned to the post office. Address envelopes with the inmate's full name and inmate number. All incoming mail is opened and inspected for contraband, though legal mail is opened in the inmate's presence. Non-sexual photos are allowed, but inmates can only keep five pictures at a time. Extras go to personal property. Books, magazines, and newspapers must ship directly from the publisher via U.S. Mail. Books must be paperback, and pornographic or gang-related magazines aren't accepted. Inmates can keep no more than three books or magazines at once. No packages are delivered—period.
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Trying to get clothing or personal items to someone at Wicomico County Detention Center? Here's the key change: the jail no longer accepts outside packages. Most needs are now handled through commissary (funded via TouchPay), iCare gifts and meals have their own pre-approval rules, and court clothes are only accepted when the person's attorney initiates the request.
Having mail rejected is frustrating when you're just trying to stay connected. Here are the rules Wicomico County Detention Center uses for return addresses, photos, legal mail, and books—follow them and your mail has a much better chance of getting through.
Include your full name and a correct return address, or the mail will be returned to the post office. Address it with the inmate’s full name and inmate number; mail is handled according to USPS regulations.
No. Wicomico County Detention Center does not accept packages for delivery to inmates.
Yes, with limits. Non-sexual photos are allowed, but an inmate may have only five pictures; extras go to personal property. Books, magazines, and newspapers must come directly from the publisher via U.S. Mail (paperback books only), and inmates may have no more than three books or magazines at a time.
Inmates at Wicomico County Detention Center can send money out from their inmate account, but there's a limit. They can mail out up to two disbursements per month, with a maximum of $50 each. The inmate needs to submit a Funds Disbursement Form to Inmate Accounts to process the request.
Visiting someone at Wicomico County Detention Center starts with one key step: schedule your visit by phone during the Wednesday–Thursday call window. Once you know the window and the housing-unit time slots, the rest is straightforward.
Waiting for a call from Wicomico County Detention Center? Two things matter most: how calls are billed and when your loved one can actually use the phones. Here's what you need to know to be ready when that call comes through.
