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DeSoto County Jail Inmate Communication and Commissary Guide
This document outlines the official procedures for sending mail, photos, and money to inmates at the DeSoto County Jail. It details specific formatting requirements for physical mail, restrictions on prohibited items, and methods for funding inmate commissary and phone accounts.
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Residents with incarcerated family members must follow these specific mailing and deposit protocols to ensure their correspondence and funds are successfully received by the inmate.
Key Facts
- All personal mail must be sent to a third-party processing center in Greensboro, NC, using Facility ID 5050.
- Personal mail is scanned and made available to inmates via tablets; physical mail is destroyed after scanning.
- Mail must be 10 pages or less and no larger than 5 inches by 11 inches.
- Prohibited items in mail include glitter, glue, tape, 3D elements, electronic components, and sexually explicit or gang-related content.
- Legal mail must be sent directly to the jail facility, not the processing center, and marked as 'Legal Mail'.
- Money orders must be sent directly to the jail facility, not the processing center, and marked 'MONEY ORDER'.
- Inmates are limited to 10 photos in their possession at one time.
- Photos mailed to the facility must be 4x6 inches, printed on photo paper, and sent in an envelope marked 'Photos'.
- Inmates may spend up to $100.00 on commissary and $35.00 on phone time per week.
- Funds can be added via a reverse ATM in the Sheriff's lobby, online at commissarydeposit.com, or by mail.
- Original documents like birth certificates or driver's licenses sent to the processing center will not be returned.