Postcards
The Tecumseh State Correctional Institution allows inmates to receive pre-metered postcards like the type purchased from the post office. They may also allow certain photo postcards as long as they have not been tampered with or contain images that may be considered to be obscene or violent in nature. It is best to only use blue or black ink. Always include your name and return address.
Envelopes
The Tecumseh State Correctional Institution also allows envelopes to be mailed to inmates. It is best to only use blue or black ink.
All Personal Mail is photocopied and delivered to the inmate in black and white. Color photos are copied in color. Put your return address on both the envelope and the letter.
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:
Confirm the Mailing Address here.
Legal Mail
Send all Legal Mail to this Address:
Confirm the Mailing Address here.
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
The Tecumseh State Correctional Institution allows books to be mailed directly to the prison only from these booksellers:
1. Edward R. Hamilton (effective March 23, 2022) - Mailing Address: PO Box 15, Falls Village, CT 06031
2. Human Rights Defense Center (effective June 10, 2022) - Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1151, Lake Worth, FL 33460 - (Note: Books from Prison Legal News are approved. Prison Legal News is a project of the Human Rights Defense Center.)
3. Record Research, Inc. (effective June 16, 2022) - Mailing Address: P.O. Box 200, Menomonee Falls, WI 53052.
4. The Hit Pointe (effective June 16, 2022) - Mailing Address: 540 N Lapeer Rd 255, Orion, MI 48362.
5. Noble Knight Games (effective June 16, 2022) - Mailing Address: 2835 Commerce Park Drive, Fitchburg, WI 53719.
6. SureShot Books Publishing, LLC (effective September 6, 2022) - Mailing Address: P.O. Box 924, Nyack, NY 10960.
7. Books N Things Warehouse, Inc. (effective October 4, 2022) - Mailing Address: PO Box 7330, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702-7330.
8. Barnes & Noble (effective November 8, 2022) - Mailing Address: 3333 Oakview Drive, Omaha, NE 68144. Note: Members of the general public may order books from Barnes & Noble to be delivered to incarcerated individuals at their facilities. Books purchased by members of the general public for incarcerated individuals must be shipped directly from the Barnes & Noble inventory.
9. Ron’s Books (effective November 8, 2022) - Mailing Address: PO Box 714, Harrison, NY 10528.
10. Georgetown Law School (effective January 25, 2023) - Mailing Address: 600 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001. - Note: Georgetown Law School has a no refund policy for discounted book purchases.
11. Dragon Door Publications (effective February 27, 2023) - Mailing Address: 2999 Yorkton Blvd., Unit 2, Little Canada, MN 55117.
12. Human Kindness Foundation (effective April 7, 2023) - Mailing Address: P.O. Box 61619, Durham, NC 27715. - Note: Book purchases must be processed directly by the Human Kindness Foundation. Book purchases processed by Amazon are not approved.
13. Francie & Finch Bookshop (effective April 21, 2023) - Mailing Address: 130 S. 13th Street, Lincoln, NE 68508.
14. Jack L. Marcus Co. (effective June 30, 2023) - Mailing address: 5300 W. Fond du Lac Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53216.
15. Freebird Publishers (effective August 2, 2023) - Mailing address: 221 Pearl Street, Ste. 541, North Dighton, MA 02764.
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 Tecumseh State Correctional Institution standards will be disposed of.
Hard cover books will not be accepted by the jail due to their potential to be used as a weapon.
All newspapers, magazines and books are to be shipped to:
Confirm the Mailing Address here.
