Can you send a birthday card to an inmate?

You can send holiday and birthday cards to an inmate but they must not have any electronics or popup/out content. Remember, when sending items to an inmate it is best to send a letter first.

What kind of cards can you send to jail?

Generally, you can use any Visa or MasterCard branded debit or credit card to send money to an inmate. Using a debit card is usually the best and cheapest option. Anonymous prepaid cards and gift cards are not accepted.

Can inmates receive colored envelopes?

Any greeting card like these Christmas cards that come with colorful envelopes will no longer reach an inmate in a state prison. A new Department of Corrections mail policy bans mail that arrives in colored envelopes from reaching inmates.

Can prisoners receive greeting cards?

Allowed: Plain, regular greeting cards. While this may seem boring, even a plain, regular greeting card is much appreciated by the inmate. If any greeting cards are deemed by the prison mail staff to be inappropriate, the cards will not be delivered to the inmate and may be disposed of.

Can you send colored paper to inmates?

As of April 1, all correspondence must be on lined white paper and inside a white envelope. K-2 is an easily manipulated drug and plain white paper makes it easier for prison inspectors to see if they paper has been soaked in something. Colored paper, colored envelopes or paper with coloring on it is no longer allowed.

Do prisoners get envelopes?

For an inmate to be able to write and send letters to their friends, pen pals, or family members, they need to have paper, pens, envelopes, and stamps—all the necessary writing supplies. Most prisons provide inmates with stationery so that they could send one to two letters a week.

Can prisoners receive flowers?

No. Inmates may not receive flowers or any gifts.

Can inmates send flowers from jail?

Showing that you can deliver a physical gift even when you can’t be present is everything for an inmate. “I sent my ex-wife roses straight to her front door,” an inmate named Willie tells me from FCI Terre Haute, a medium-security federal prison in Indiana.

Do inmates know who sent them money?

In most states, the inmate is notified as to who sent the money. If your inmate is in a facility where the JPay Email service is available, we recommend that you send him or her an email notifying him or her of the money that you just sent. This way, he or she will know who sent the money.

You can send holiday and birthday cards to an inmate but they must not have any electronics or popup/out content.

Can Texas prisoners receive greeting cards from children?

As of Sunday, Texas prison inmates can no longer receive greeting cards on colored paper from their children and loved ones.

What kind of mail can you get in jail?

Beginning in March, inmates will only be allowed to get mail from general correspondents on standard white paper. Mail received on colored, decorated, card stock, construction, linen, or cotton paper will be denied, the new TDCJ rules state.

Is it possible to donate a gift card to an inmate?

I know that many churches, Salvation Army and Goodwill, are allowed to donate cards to inmates. But, I seriously doubt that private individuals are. You might check with one of those institutions to see what the possibilities are.