Merced County Main Jail Facility Inmate Mail

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Send an Inmate Mail in the Merced County Main Jail Facility

The Merced County Main Jail is the sheriff's downtown jail, and its mail comes through a post office box in Merced rather than the street address. Letters are delivered on paper after a security check, and the same box handles personal mail, legal papers and publications. Merced has a second jail on Sandy Mush Road, so confirm on the inmate locator that the person is housed here.

Personal mail, legal papers and publications:
Inmate's Full Name & Jail ID#
Merced County Jail
P.O. Box 2267
Merced, CA 95344

  • From: Your name and mailing address go in the upper left corner of every envelope, since mail with no return address will likely be left undelivered.
  • To: Put the inmate's full name and their jail ID number above the box number.
  • Books, magazines and newspapers: The publisher has to mail them directly to the inmate by name. Staff dispose of any book that is overly violent, pornographic or obscene.
  • Pens and paper: Black or blue ink is the rule. Leave out markers, crayons, colored ink, drawings, lipstick, perfume and anything tucked in like glitter.
  • Greeting cards: A plain card is fine. Musical cards are not.
  • Between jails: There is no mail service inside the system linking the Main Jail and the John Latorraca center, so inmates who write to each other must use the U.S. mail.
  • Attorney mail: Letters from courts and lawyers can be checked for contraband, but staff will not read them.
  • Rejected items: Banned mail is returned to you when possible, and the inmate gets a notice saying it was held back.
  • Packages: Packages are not taken from family. Items come only through the jail's commissary vendor.

Money for the inmate can be sent online.

Type of Mail Allowed for Merced County Main Jail Facility

Merced County Main Jail Facility Inmate Mail Guidelines

Postcards
Ask the Merced County Main Jail Facility whether it accepts postcards, and what size and type, before mailing one. Always include your name and return address.

Envelopes
The Merced County Main Jail Facility also allows envelopes to be mailed to inmates. It is best to only use blue or black ink.

Postcards and envelopes MUST HAVE the sender's full name and return address on the envelope. 

Postcards and envelopes MUST be mailed to the following address:
Inmate's Full Name & Jail ID#
Merced County Jail
P.O. Box 2267
Merced, CA 95344


Legal Mail

Send all Legal Mail to this Address:
Inmate's Full Name & Jail ID#
Merced County Jail
P.O. Box 2267
Merced, CA 95344


Newspapers
Newspapers may also be mailed to an inmate as long as they are shipped directly from the publisher.

Magazines
News, special interest or sports magazines may also be mailed to an inmate as long as they are shipped directly from the publisher. Any magazines that contain profanity, weapons, pornography or other content that is adult in nature will be confiscated by the jail staff and will NOT be delivered to the inmate.

Books
Ask the Merced County Main Jail Facility whether books can be mailed in, and whether they must come straight from a publisher or retailer such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Books-A-Million. You can order them directly from your computer and have them shipped to the inmate at the address noted.
Books must NOT contain images or content that are considered excessively violent, pornographic or obscene. Any book that does not meet the Merced County Main Jail Facility standards will be disposed of. 
Ask the Merced County Main Jail Facility whether hardcover books are accepted.

All newspapers, magazines and books are to be shipped to:
Inmate's Full Name & Jail ID#
Merced County Jail
P.O. Box 2267
Merced, CA 95344

How to address your Inmate's Postcard or Envelope

Inmate's Full Name & Jail ID#
Merced County Jail
P.O. Box 2267
Merced, CA 95344

All mail sent to an inmate at the Merced County Main Jail Facility must include the senders name and mailing address in the top left corner of the envelope or postcard.
Failure to include your return address will most likely result in your mail NOT being delivered and discarded.

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