Sending Mail to Maricopa County Jail Inmates

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office utilizes a central mailroom for processing, searching, and sorting inmate mail, which is located at the Lower Buckeye Jail. All incoming inmate mail, including newspapers, magazines, and books must be addressed as follows, regardless of which jail the inmate is housed in:

Inmate Full Name and Booking Number
Lower Buckeye Jail
3250 West Lower Buckeye Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85009

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• All incoming mail, with the exception of legal mail, must be standard postcards. This is to ensure the safety and security of jail facilities, inmates, and staff.

– Acceptable- STANDARD Postcards, Metered postage, or USPS stamps. Minimum size postcards: 3.5 x 4.25 inches. Maximum size postcards: 4.25 x 6 Inches.
– Written in blue or black ink only.
– Please note that all stamps are removed (cut) from postcards, so write your postcard avoiding that top right corner of the card that will be cut off.
– No labels, stickers, watermarks, stains, perfume, lipstick, marker, crayon, et cetera.
– No defaced or altered postcards; no postcards with plastic or wrapping.
– No postcards depicting nudity, weapons, criminal activity or gang references.
– A standard postcard purchased from a convenience store or grocery store is fine.

• BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES:

– All Books and subscription publications must be purchased directly through a publisher.
– All books must be softback paper only. Book covers with any other materials such as, but not limited to, hard covers, leather, et cetera, as well as spiral bound publications are prohibited.
– All books must be accompanied by a shipping manifest or invoice.
– An inmate may only possess 3 books, 5 magazines and 1 newspaper at any one time.
– Publications that may pose a threat to the safety or security of the jail, or are pornographic in nature, are prohibited.
– Inmates will be provided a Rejection Notification for all items determined to be unacceptable, prohibited or exceeds the maximum limit.

• PHOTOGRAPHS:

– Only 5 photographs at any one time and may be mailed to the inmate at a time, provided the envelope is clearly marked “PHOTOGRAPHS”.
– The envelope cannot contain anything other than the photographs or it will be rejected.
– Photographs may not be larger than 4 inches by 6 inches.
– The inmate’s name and booking number must be written on the back of each photograph to show ownership.
– Nothing else is to be written on the photographs.
– Photographs must be otherwise completely unadulterated.
– Inmates may possess an unlimited amount of photographs, unless possession of excess photographs creates a risk to safety and security of a jail facility.
– Inmates can release photographs via US Mail.
– Photographs depicting nudity, weapons, criminal activity, or gang references are also prohibited.
– Inmates will be provided a Rejection Notification for all items determined to be unacceptable, prohibited or exceeds the maximum limit.

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Josephine Hallam

Ms. Hallam’s family has a deep-rooted legacy in the law, and she was raised with a respect and reverence for our legal system and our Constitution. Ms. Hallam dedicated the first part of her career as an attorney to public service. She was incredibly proud to work with attorneys at the Maricopa County Public Defender’s office who tirelessly advocated on behalf of indigent clients. She is now a proud criminal defense lawyer in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Years Of Experience: 27
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Location: Phoenix, AZ

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