Bastrop County Jail Inmate Mail

Send an Inmate Mail in the Bastrop County Jail

Bastrop County Inmate Mailing Addresses

Personal letters (since April 15, 2024):
NCIC-Bastrop County Jail
Inmate Name-SO Number
PO Box 591
Longview, TX 75606

Legal mail, court papers, books, publications and physical pictures:
Bastrop County Jail
Inmate's Last Name, First Name, SO #
1601 Mills Street
Bastrop, TX 78602

Source: Sheriff FAQ.

What can you mail to an inmate in Bastrop County Jail?

Rules for Letters to the Longview Box

• Bastrop County scanning staff reject any envelope lacking the SO booking number, the inmate's name or the sender's address.
• Letter-size sheets only; anything past 8.5 x 11 is sent back.
• Five pages or fewer.
• Writing on the front side only.
• No photos in Longview mail; one photo returns everything.
• Reading material, bulk mail and newspapers bounce from the Longview box and belong at the Mills Street address.

Bastrop County Mail Questions

Do snapshots go to Longview or to Mills Street?

Who runs Bastrop County's mail scanning?

Should a money order ride along with a Bastrop County letter?

Do snapshots go to Longview or to Mills Street?

Not to Longview. The Sheriff lists physical pictures among items that go straight to 1601 Mills Street.

Who runs Bastrop County's mail scanning?

NCIC-Inmate Communications, under contract with the Sheriff.

Should a money order ride along with a Bastrop County letter?

No. Money orders go to VendEngine in Nashville; see the money page.

Emailing an Inmate at Bastrop County Jail

NCIC Electronic Mail for Bastrop County

Besides scanning paper letters, NCIC carries e-messages for Bastrop County under the Sheriff's contract; register at ncic.com or 800-943-2189. Messaging details.