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Change in acceptable mail (postcards) for inmates
By Ventura County Sheriff Department — Tuesday, September 21st, 2010
 Ventura County Sheriff's Department The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department, Detention Services Division, receives thousands of pieces of mail each month. The mail must be screened, examined and approved for delivery to inmates. This process delays the secure and orderly flow of mail into and out of the facility. Contraband has been sent into our facilities in envelopes, under stamps, between multiple pages of letters and in other innovative ways. Inmates are increasingly sophisticated and send coded information about gang intelligence, prison politics and criminal activity within innocent looking letters. In order to reduce the risks to the security of our jails and increase the efficient flow of mail to inmates, the use of postcards will be instituted. Effective October 4, 2010, postcards will be the only form of acceptable incoming and outgoing mail for inmates in custody at any Ventura County Sheriff's Department jail facility. The attorney-client mail protocol will remain unchanged. Postcards must comply with current U.S. mail standards. The current acceptable incoming mail standards can be located at http://www.vcsd.org/pr-inmate-information.php#5. Location: Ventura County Sheriff’s Department Detention Services Division |
