Inmate Services

Inmate Mail

Mail Guidelines:

Effective March 15, 2019
Updated 8/31/2023

Box Elder County Correctional Facility will only accept white cardstock or generic white postcards no larger than 6”x9”. The front side of the letter may only contain senders address and inmates address. No other writing on front of card.  Also post cards through the post office will be accepted. These may be purchased at the post office or at their website. Photos, money and legal mail will continue as they have in the past following the guideline listed below.

Incoming Inmate Mail: 

• Must have sender’s full name
• Must have a return address
• Needs inmate’s full name written on the card 
      Inmate Full Name
      PO Box 888
      Brigham City, UT 84302-0888
• Nothing else may be written/drawn on the envelope that have money or photos enclosed. 
• No unauthorized inmate-to-inmate correspondence
• No unauthorized writing/drawing/photos (racial, pornographic, gang related, or anything that threatens the safety and security of the facility)
• Photos may be sent enclosed in a plain white envelope with PHOTOS clearly written on envelope. There is to be no writing on the photos other than a name , place picture was taken and date. 

No other correspondence may be included except money orders for commissary accounts. Photos must not be bigger than 4x6, no Polaroid’s, no more than 10 photos

• Books and magazines must come directly from the publisher and may not be hard-bound
• Only money orders may be mailed in (No cash or personal checks)
• No Media Cut-outs.  (Newspaper, magazines, books, etc.)
• No 3rd party letters

Any prisoner wishing for an exception to the postcard rule must provide the request in writing to the Jail Commander with the claimed justification for the exception. If the Jail Commander finds the justification for the exception to be compelling, the Jail Commander shall provide the mail room with written authorization for the exception, including any special restrictions and /or instructions, shall provide the mail room with written authorization 

Legal mail will still be allowed to be sent in and out following the guidelines listed below.
You may appeal any returned mail, publication, etc. by contacting the Lieutenant over Support Services. Lt. Alex Evans 435-734-3884.

Outgoing Mail:

• Needs inmate's first and last name
• County inmate # must be written
• Must have addressee's full true name
• Needs full address including zip code
• Nothing else may be written/drawn on the envelope
• Do not seal envelopes (legal mail must be sealed in the presence of an officer)
• No unauthorized inmate to inmate correspondence
• No unauthorized writing/drawing (racial, pornographic, gang or drug related or anything that threatens the safety and security of the facility)
• No unknown substance
• No 3rd party letters

Inmate Services will tape and stamp card. The postage is included in the price of the card.