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Inmate - Calls, Mail & Email
Inmate Phone Accounts
Inmate phone accounts are administered through Securus Technologies.
There are multiple ways to set up an account. You can:
o Call Securus at 1.866.558.2323
o Set up an account online with Securus
INMATE MAIL
Inmates may receive letters, mail is collected and delivered, five days per week (Monday through Friday), including emails except on federal holidays. All incoming mail will be opened, inspected, and scanned. To send postal mail to an inmate please follow this mailing address format:
[Inmate's name]
Rockwall County Detention Center
950 T.L. Townsend Dr.
Rockwall TX, 75087
BOOK DELIVERIES
Inmates are authorized to have a limited number of paperback books inside the cell (3 maximum). Any publication/books mailed to the inmate must be sent directly from a publisher or an established bookstore. Any excess books will be placed with the inmate’s property. The inmate’s name MUST be on the shipping label, if not, it will be returned to the sender. All paperback books must have a PERFECT binding. All books must be preapproved by a Detention Sergeant through an Inmate Request Form from the inmate receiving the books before being accepted or else the books will be returned to sender.
Any publications from family, friends and internet sites are prohibited and all items will be returned to the sender. All third-party book vendors are prohibited. Adult magazines such as Playboy, Hustler, etc. are strictly not allowed.
Amazon Book Deliveries
You may order books from Amazon, but a public carrier (US Postal Service, UPS, or FedEx) must deliver them. Do not use Amazon Same Day delivery that uses a contract carrier or your order will not be accepted; it will be rejected and returned to the sender.
PROHIBITED ITEMS & INFORMATION
1. Do not send contraband in letters (combs, jewelry, bookmarks, cigarettes, stickers, greeting cards with ribbon/glitter/string/beads, and other items deemed inappropriate, etc.). Any illegal items will be confiscated.
2. Do not send eyeglasses or contacts
3. Do not send food or drinks
4. Do not send more than 6 photos in an envelope, and photos larger than 5” x 7" are prohibited. Photos must not contain any type of nudity (partial nude or sexually suggestive) and all children must be fully clothed. Photos with hand gang signs and/or gestures, weapons, drugs, and or drug paraphernalia will be rejected.
5. Do not send cash, money orders, cashier’s checks, or any other such item through the mail.
6. Do not send credit cards, phone cards, driver’s licenses, photo ids
7. Do not send original documents: birth certificates, marriage certificates, social security cards, car titles, etc.
8. Do not send hard plastic items or cardboard items
9. Do not send greeting cards with musical devices
10. Do not send art supplies, including writing instruments, watercolors, paint, colored pencils, etc.
11. Do not send torn-out pages from any books or magazines
12. Do not send maps calendars, mail order catalogs, sketchbooks, journals, and posters
13. Do not send hardback, leather-bound, spiral-bound books. Adult magazines are strictly prohibited. All books, magazines, and newspapers must be paperback and be sent via USPS, UPS, or FedEx using well-established book stores (Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, etc.) or direct from the publisher. Any publications from family, friends, local bookstores, and books from internet sites are prohibited.
Any prohibited items deemed inappropriate, or contraband will be returned to sender with a mail disposition notice indicating the reason the correspondence was not deliverable. A copy of the non-delivery notice will be sent to the inmate. Any mail that is not opened (no name, inmate no longer here) will not receive a disposition notice. All mail sent to a detainee after they are released or transferred will be returned to the sender.
RECEIVING MAIL/EMAILS FROM AN INMATE
Inmates housed in the Rockwall County Detention Center may purchase stationery, envelopes, and postage stamps through the jail commissary. Inmates may also purchase credits for emails/photos through the jail commissary. Messages are typically ready for review within 48 hours. Please note: Do not send legal mail, special mail, or privileged mail through this service. All correspondence will be sent to the facility mailroom and shall be subject to regular mail inspection and examination prior to delivery.
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