Address:
1401 Elm Street
Sanford, NC 27331
Phone:
919-718-4567
Because of concerns for the safety and wellness of both staff and inmates at the Lee County Jail in Sanford, North Carolina, contact visits of any type may be suspended. Even if they have visits, from time to time, face masks may be required.
Approved Non-contact visits with family, friends and the inmate’s lawyers may still be allowed when at-home or onsite video visitation is not available, however given that new guidelines are changing daily please check the visitation page or call 919-718-4567 for updates.
At-home and onsite video visitation guidelines for Lee County Jail, when this service is available, can be found by going to the visitation information page.
We highly recommend that you call 919-718-4567 first for any changes due to staff shortages or other unforeseen circumstances, including whether your inmate has become ill and is unable to be in the general population where video kiosks are available.
Experts in the study of the COVID-19 are anticipating that spread of the virus will be a ongoing concern for Lee County, the state of North Carolina and the entire United States until well into 2024 and maybe even beyond. We are witnessing the virus becoming more contagious, but less deadly over time. Many people think that the 'more contagious, but less deadly' variants will infect so many people that a higher level of natural immunity for the majority of Americans will be the end result.
Whether the inmates are safe from contracting the coronavirus depends entirely on two things:
At this stage most people who get the coronavirus show very few symptoms beyond what you might experience with a bad cold or a mild case of the common flu. Newer variants are turning out to be less deadly than the common flu we experience every year.
Studies that have been done are showing that the hardest hit are those 60 years of age and older, those with pre-existing medical issues like diabetes, leukemia or obese individuals. Young men and women rarely become very ill, and when they do, seem to recover quickly.
Given the close proximity of inmates and staff to each other in this lockup, it is going to be very difficult to prevent the spread of COVID-19 once it is introduced into the facility as the virus can spread via the microscopic vapor that we release every time we speak, cough or sneeze.
We will continuously update this page as the virus changes and new policies are instituted.
For inmates receiving mail in the Lee County Jail there are different addresses and policies depending on the inmate's status, as well as what type of mail they are receiving; personal mail, legal mail, subscriptions or books sent from a third-party such as Amazon.
All mail is to be shipped to the Lee County Jail:
Inmate Name
Lee County Jail
PO Box 2788
Sanford, NC 27330
For complete information on mail policies, what you can send an inmate and what address to send them, check out our Inmate Mail page.
How can you rent a tablet for an inmate in Lee County? Read the following:
Tablets can be used by inmates, for the following things:
Contact Paytel online, or call the Lee County Jail directly at 919-718-4567 to rent a tablet for your inmate.
To find out everything you need to know about renting a tablet, what it can be used for, how much it costs, and more, check out our Tablet Page for Lee County Jail.
To send a secure email message to an inmate in Lee County Jail follow these steps:
How inteleMESSAGE Works
For all information on rates, and how to Text/Email an Inmate in Lee County Jail check out our Secure Messaging Guide for Lee County.
To receive phone calls from inmates in Lee County, or to assist them in making phone calls to other people, follow these steps:
For all the information regarding phone calls with Lee County inmates; rules, policies, phone calling times, costs, limits, tablet rental and more visit our Inmate Phone Page.
To send a commissary carepack (food, snacks and goods) directly to an inmate in Lee County Jail follow these steps:
For all information, tips and available items for shipping Commissary packages or sending money to an inmate in Lee County Jail check out our Commissary Instructions Page for Lee County.
To deposit money online for an inmate in Lee County Jail follow these steps:
For all information, tips and procedures for sending money to an inmate in Lee County Jail, or depositing money at the jail, over the phone or by mail, check out our Send Money Page for Lee County.
