Austin County Jail Inmate Mail
Send an Inmate Mail in the Austin County Jail
Before you mail a letter to Bellville
Three answers from the jail save a returned envelope: the booking ID, whether your person is still on Chesley Street, and which enclosures (photos, cards, paper types) staff will pass along. Deposits travel by a separate route, covered on the money page.
Mailing and Emailing Inmates at Austin County Jail
Writing to someone in the Austin County Jail
Letters for anyone held in Bellville use the jail's street address. Line one carries the person's name and booking ID; your return address goes in the top corner.
Person's full name, booking ID
Austin County Jail
417 N. Chesley St.
Bellville, TX 77418
Inmates boarded in another county may not get Bellville mail quickly, so confirm their location with 979-865-5321 first.
Type of Mail Allowed for Austin County Jail
What to put in an envelope for an Austin County inmate
- Plain envelope, return address filled in.
- Letters to Chesley Street must not carry bills or personal checks.
- Photos, paperbacks, magazines or greeting cards only after the jail says they are accepted (979-865-5321).
Letters to Bellville: common questions
Could I address it to the Sheriff's Office instead?
Returned to sender from Bellville: why?
Do Austin County deposits travel with regular letters?
Ordering a book to be shipped to Chesley Street?
Could I address it to the Sheriff's Office instead?
Use the jail line on the envelope, Austin County Jail, at the same 417 N. Chesley St. address the Sheriff shares, with the inmate's booking ID.
Returned to sender from Bellville: why?
Usually because the inmate was released or transferred, or the booking ID or return address was left off. A missing booking ID or return address is the most common cause, so check both before you resend.
Do Austin County deposits travel with regular letters?
Deposits are a separate route from regular mail. Send a money order on its own, with the payee and address the Bellville jail desk (979-865-5321) supplies, since no Austin County rule bars them; paper bills and personal checks are never OK. Details are on the money page.
Are stamps OK to tuck inside?
Postage rules come from Bellville staff; an account deposit lets the inmate buy stamps.
Ordering a book to be shipped to Chesley Street?
Get a yes from the jail before buying anything to be delivered.
Emailing and Photo Sharing with your Inmate
Other ways to stay in touch
Outgoing calls are the inmate's choice on the jail system (details); staff relay no messages inward. Face-to-face time is weekend afternoons (how to book).